Monthly Archives: May 2017

In Defence of Vengeance

Few human motivations are more derided in the modern Western world than revenge. We are inundated with fictional examples of vengefulness gone horribly wrong. Amid all these precautionary tales, it is hard to find examples of a positive portrayal of … Continue reading

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Are You Privileged?

If you listen to the progressive left, you might be forgiven for thinking that the ancien régime had made a comeback over the last couple of years. Back then, the nobility and the clergy had privileges, i.e. special legal advantages, … Continue reading

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Quote of the Week: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on Good and Evil

If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and … Continue reading

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The Voice of Europe Episode 152 – This Time for Real

Since last Friday’s show had to be cancelled at the last minute, the Internet radio show The Voice of Europe has been rescheduled to today. As always, I’m co-hosting the show alongside Lucian Vâlsan and James Huff. Join us as … Continue reading

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Escaping the Narrow Provincialism of Your Time and Place

If you’re reading this, chances are you live in a Western country, probably somewhere in the English speaking world. Have you ever noticed that almost all of the people around you – and probably you as well – hold a … Continue reading

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The Voice of Europe Episode 152

Update: Today’s show had to be cancelled at the last minute. We will reschedule and broadcast it on Monday instead. Since there is no show today, I will post a regular article for today. Today, as on most Fridays, I’m … Continue reading

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Why I’m a Libertarian Part 4/4: The Harmony of Interests

For part 1 of this series, see The Coercive Nature of Law. For part 2, see The Efficiency of Free Market Capitalism. For part 3, see Negative Externalities of Government. “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history … Continue reading

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Historical Myths Part 3/∞: The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 Ended Slavery in the US

If you went to an American city and asked random people on the street about what ended the institution of slavery in the United States, my guess is that the most frequent answer would be the Emancipation Proclamation. While Lincoln’s … Continue reading

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Quote of the Week: Evelyn Hall on Free Speech

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it This quotation is often misattributed to Voltaire, but actually comes from British Voltaire biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall, who summed up Voltaire’s attiude … Continue reading

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