The UK Libertarian

Great follow up to the brilliant George Ought To Help video. Extremely well made piece of animation and a great choice for pointing people towards if they’re arguing for the minimum wage:

I liked this video a lot: “Many believe that market economies create a dog eat dog environment full of human conflict and struggle. To Prof. Aeon Skoble, the competition in markets does not create conflict, but rather, encourages people to cooperate with one another for mutual benefit…” Want to join in libertarian discussion with other [...]

NB, I am not Davy. Not exactly sure what prompted it, but good golly is George Monbiot not mincing any words about his thoughts on Libertarianism over at the Guardian. Sadly, all we get is a horrible collection of misrepresentation, straw-man arguments, demagoguery, and outright misunderstanding of basic Libertarian principles. Let’s take this a bit [...]

NB, I am not Davy. You must hear it; that entrepreneurs and rich business people “should give back to society”. You hear it from the entrepreneurs themselves. Many philanthropists such as Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Richard Branson talk about sharing wealth and “giving back to society” almost as if it were a duty. The question is, should [...]

Fantastic video from The Atlas Network. A particularly important point to take away: Profits earned honestly in the market are moral. They arise from morality and they reinforce morality. When people speak against free-markets and in favour of regulation and intervention they are really saying they prefer violence over peace; force over cooperation. Nielsio has [...]

NB, I am not Davy. People that disapprove of free markets often use health care as an example in a vain attempt to support their beliefs. They say that without government intervention a large number of people will be left to die on the streets. They use this fallacy in an attempt to justify the [...]

NB, I am not Davy. Like most comedic current affairs TV shows, Channel 4′s “10 O’Clock Live” isn’t exactly home to Libertarian wisdom or even elite political insight, yet I continue to find myself watching every week. Perhaps it’s because I’m fond of the humour from the majority of its cast, or perhaps it’s because [...]