Mark wrote the other day about a post of Maggie’s. The two of them touched on a subject that really goes to the heart of libertarianism: freedom of one’s own will; the ability to consent to something, to make decisions for one’s own self. This is what libertarianism is all about: the belief that everyone …
Author Archives: Rick Horowitz
A judge’s bias
Today’s Fresno Bee — I still read the paper edition, but you can find a similar story here — reports that a federal judge, Judge James Ware, refused to invalidate his predecessor Judge Vaughn R. Walker’s ruling on gay marriage on the basis that Walker himself is gay and thus in some way tainted. Opponents …
Your kids: one reason libertarianism matters
Here’s the thing. I don’t like a lot of the things you do. I can pretty much guarantee that. You let your kids play outside too long. You let them jump on the trampoline and scream for hours — usually from around 5:30, when I get home (if I’m lucky), until around 9 or 9:30 …
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Finding the balance
When I made my introductory post here at Nobody’s Business, I titled it “An Uncertain Libertarian.” The reason for my uncertainty was only briefly mentioned, largely implied, and had to do with the fear of an “overly” large government. As I wrote then, the question for my mind — and what caused me to call …
There’s a war for that
The United States of America was born out a war for freedom from what was perceived as an oppressive government. The Constitution of the United States which “constituted” — in other words, created — our country, was deliberately written to try to ensure our new government did not develop into one just as oppressive as …
Render to Caesar
A Letter to the Editor of my local newspaper today has a woman suggesting that, True patriots pay taxes. I couldn’t help but be struck by her “argument.”
An uncertain libertarian
Some time back, Mark approached me about joining him and Rogier to start a new blog. Although surprised that anyone would ask me to join them in blogging, I was glad for the opportunity. Though I don’t get to do it as often as I wish, I enjoy blogging. So I agreed, with an understanding …