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The Pirate Bay Blocked by Court Order

The Pirate Bay has been blocked, by Virgin Media at least, by court order. 1984 came late but it’s arrived. Anybody affected by this would do well to research VPN tunnels or Usenet. You can also still access The Pirate Bay through some of its mirror sites. Here’s one that’s working currently. Share

I must only use these powers for good…

Spotted on Reddit, had to post it here: If this is your first time visiting The UK Libertarian do not be put off by the lack of updates recently. There is a wealth of archived material found by clicking through on the ‘categories’ links on the right. Here are a few quick links: Articles Economics [...]

How close are we to ending coercion against children?

There’s an interesting discussion going on at the forums regarding the always difficult issue of how children fit into the libertarian framework of non-aggression and self-ownership. You can join in the conversation here but the reason I’m making this quick post is to share what Buckley has written on the topic, which deserves a wider [...]

The state is the Mafia

Great post on the forums by Agalloch responding to the following: Are you seriously trying to say that our country is effectively being run by an entity analogous with the mafia? “100% Everything the state does, ever has done or ever will do can easily, only and best be explained by understanding this. They just [...]

Capitalism equals a longer life

Came across this page today and figured it deserved some more exposure: Capitalism is life. Also of note: the fantastic DK is blogging again, always one of the most consistently well written sources of libertarian truth. Apologies for the lack of updates, it’s part laziness, part apathy and part other work commitments. I’m always looking [...]

David D. Friedman Desktop Wallpaper

The forth in my series of wallpapers commemorating favourite anti-state icons. David D. Friedman is the author of Machinery of Freedom which was the inspiration for this design. If you haven’t looked at the book before you should do so at once, it’s online for free! His blog is frequently updated with interesting insights; his [...]

Want to hear a joke? It’s kind of offensive. Actually it’s VERY offensive.

…The State. – Epic Win Daniel Share

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