Children Of Men — Movie Review
“In 20 years, women are infertile. No children. No future. No hope. But all that can change in a heartbeat.” Although this film surely belongs in the dystopian category, in addition to the suggestion that the near future may contain social horrors it carries other more optimistic messages as well. The movie’s performances far exceeded my expectations, as did the story itself. The work ranks as an artistic achievement which reveals both some of the best and worst aspects of the human species. The movie opens with English news announcers reading the usual politically charged headlines. However, another story stands apart from the rest. According to the BCC broadcast the

Am I Free to Disagree?
Newly-minted Free Agent Brika Lyga has an excellent post on her personal blog about her journey from the statist Left to libertarianism (do read the whole thing!). The post is now ancient by internet standards, but she makes an important point which needs emphasizing: Legislating your Opinion. Realize when you are pushing your opinion to become policy, there will always be someone who disagrees with you and wishes to implement their own conflicting opinions into policy as well. You will be pissed and disgusted that they have the audacity

EFF a Great Resource for Libertarian Bloggers
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win.” — Mahatma Gandhi If you’re a libertarian blogger then one resource that should not be missed is the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Bloggers’ Rights page. From the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 — we

The Philosophies of Death and Their Apostles
I really don’t like writing about what’s bad in the world – too many people do that every day and it seldom does much to induce positive actions. People who spend their time on complaints are easily drawn into the tar pit that is politics, where they learn to blame one polar opposite or another for all evils. As a result, they spend their energies attacking the opposite team, lauding their own, and doing almost nothing that is truly productive. But, in this case, I am making an exception. What I am calling philosophies of death are being taught to young people in almost every educational institution and they need to be pointed out. And when I say “philosophies of death,”

How NOT to Win the Nobel Peace Prize
Enough has been said of this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.  I’m not going to talk about him.  Instead, I want to publicly acknowledge someone who did not win but who I think deserves to be on voluntaryists’ and other pro-freedom folks’ radar.  Ostensibly, Peace Prize nominees’ names are kept secret for 50 years after they are nominated.  However, we have teh Intarwebs now, and it’s a little tougher to keep a lid on information like that.  Word has been out for a while now that Greg Mortenson was one of the