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The Road to Liberty
by Peter Namtvedt (libertarian)
About The Author
I am a retired computer programmer, who once upon a time studied philosophy, theology and economics. When I am not writing or blogging, I read, exchange email with friends, take walks, garden, cook, manage an investment portfolio, take continuing education classes and listen to good music.
About The Column
Articles about capitalism, the ethics of self-interest, a social order where force is harnessed by an objective legal system, the market, the unbelievable ills of a non-objective government, the errors and contradictions in the U.S. constitution, the disadvantages of public education, the unique motivations of politicians, the myth of public goods, and stories with pro-liberty themes.
The Many Faces of Libertarianism
Published: March 4, 2009
The splintered program known as Libertarianism will fail to achieve its mission. It will shed key pieces of its platform until it is totally neutered. It lacks a proper moral foundation.
What Does a Free Market Require?
Published: August 12, 2008
I retract all articles I have written that espouse anarcho-capitalism. I erroneously thought all human actions (all products and services) needed to be provided and obtained only through the free market. There are many preconditions for the proper ordering of society, a rational society. The market is not at the head of the list. The market does not encompass everything. There are three services that cannot be market services, for they are the things that make a free market possible.
Not Government Favors
Published: January 24, 2008
A crisis created by government's heavy hand cannot be relieved by more government "help."
Biblical Constitution?
Published: January 16, 2008
January 16, 2008
Against Monopoly Government
Published: November 24, 2007
The government we have is not the government we want. We want something better. It is becoming recognized that the government we have is a disaster. But even the better one that many want will not work.
More Separation of Powers!
Published: November 6, 2007
We did not separate powers properly. We did not go far enough. We separated the 3 functions, legislative, executive and judicial. But we have only one congress, one president and one court system. These still make up one government, which is a monopoly.
If You Could Print Dollars
Published: October 7, 2007
Paper money is bankrupting us. We need the Gold Standard for sound money, to prevent inflation.
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