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Comment on 43. “The Definition of Inflation According to Mises: Implications for the Debate on Free Banking” by Weekly Roundup 51: A Curated Linkfest For The Smartest People On The Web | SimoleonSense

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:59:49 +0000

[...] “The Definition of Inflation According to Mises: Implications for the Debate on Free Banking” – Via Libretarian Papers – The discussion of what is and what is not inflation has become central among the Austrian economists in their debate between free banking with fractional reserves versus banking with 100-percent reserve. Many Austrians also turn to the writings of Mises to find out what the dean of Austrian Economics thought about inflation, but there is no agreement on the interpretation of his writings either. This article tries to contribute to the interpretation of Mises’ concept of inflation. [...]

Comment on 1. “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization” by Martin McCannell

Martin McCannell — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:01:49 +0000

An excellent blueprint for a conflict-free future that I dare to improve only slightly.

Prof Hoppe suggests a de-socialization procedure whereby every alleged government aggressor is formally tried in a court of law and “if sentenced and convicted, not only be excluded from obtaining any public property whatsoever, but also possibly be
handed much harsher punishment (such as having his throat cut).” This bloody scenario, ironically, is a powerful motivator for government aggressors currently exercising power to fight relentlessly against Hoppe’s impeccably correct logic of a private law society.

Alternatively, I recommend a scenario that might entice many thousand of the more open-minded government aggressors to give up their nefarious ways and join ranks with we libertarians implementing de-socialization to an eagerly waiting post-collapse world. I propose mass clemency for all former government aggressors and their apologists, including current and former treasury secretaries, CIA prison directors and David Frum. Far from exposing them to frightening capital punishment trials and barring them from public property ownership, I recommend that all existing and former government employees be granted all public property titles in lieu of current paychecks and retirement benefit plans. Yes, Nancy Pelosi and her millions of fellow public servants would become the new owners of every federal highway, national park and backscatter x-ray machine. The condition of this mass clemency and property grant would be the mass signing of a libertarian contract ensuring a private law society. And if you’re wondering how long these property titles will remain in these dirty hands, take a look at how fast Edgar Bronfman Jr. lost his family’s fortune. Before long, former government employees will be selling their highway shares etc. to savy entrepreneurs and Rothbard will be smiling down on us.

Comment on Libertarian Papers Ranked “A” by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)/Australian Research Council (ARC) by PeaceRequiresAnarchy

PeaceRequiresAnarchy — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:57:21 +0000

Keep up the great work! I appreciate the quality of the work on this website.

Comment on Libertarian Papers Ranked “A” by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)/Australian Research Council (ARC) by Kris

Kris — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:23:43 +0000

Congratulations to the editors for this achievement. It may seem silly for an anti-government journal to get excited over recognition from a government bureaucracy, but it really does show how far the journal has come in just a few years.

Comment on Libertarian Papers Ranked “A” by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)/Australian Research Council (ARC) by Libertarian Papers Ranked “A” by Excellence in Research for Australia/Australian Research Council

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:40:05 +0000

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Comment on 4. “Klein and Clark are Mistaken on Direct, Indirect, and Overall Liberty.” by Martin McCannell

Martin McCannell — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:07:50 +0000

Excellent (direct and overall) defense of libertarianism by Prof. Block. That Klein and Clark even proposed this monstrous loophole to excuse the initiation of violence is very troubling. A KC supporter might respond to Orwell, “Yes, the boot may be stomping on a human face forever. But the boot is actually stepping forward to a great advancement of overall liberty for others.” No thanks.

Comment on 1. “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization” by Are Ideas Movable or Immovable?

Are Ideas Movable or Immovable? — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:14:01 +0000

[...] Big Mistake: How the Labor Theory of Property Ruined Political Theory. Also Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization”, sec. I, A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, ch. 2, and The Great Fiction, chs. 2–4 et pass. [...]

Comment on 1. “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization” by Questions about Homesteading and Rothbard’s Contractual Copyright Ideas from a Student

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:53:56 +0000

[...] Mistake: How the Labor Theory of Property Ruined Political Theory). Also see Hans-Hermann Hoppe, “Of Private, Common, and Public Property and the Rationale for Total Privatization”, sec. I, A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, ch. 2, and The Great Fiction, chs. 2–4 et [...]

Comment on 3. “Countering Walter Block’s “Heroic” Private Counterfeiter.” by Kris

Kris — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:35:56 +0000

Theoretically, you could undermine the gang by creating counterfeit money and giving it, proportional to savings, to all non-gang members.

Great paper, by the way.

Comment on 3. “Countering Walter Block’s “Heroic” Private Counterfeiter.” by Laura Davidson

Laura Davidson — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:18:50 +0000

I agree with your analogy. The State is a violent gang. But I don’t agree that the right way to “undermine this gang’s fiat money” is to engage in private counterfeiting. My argument is that counterfeiting, even of fiat money, is immoral. The reason is this: Even though the use of fiat money by the government and its minions is illicit, its use by those not involved with the state — i.e. innocent people who are not a part of the “gang” — is legitimate. And the private counterfeiter steals from these innocent people. He commits the same act as the government. This hardly makes him a hero.