Author Archives: Mike P (the emptiness pro)

First, occupy your mind

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

While I have a lot of sympathy for the outrage that is being expressed by the Occupy Wall Street movement, outrage alone is not enough. Outrage alone can be dangerous if not correctly focused. Just standing up for what you … Continue reading →

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Yes, you really do own yourself

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

The concept of self-ownership is central to libertarian and individualist philosophy. It is often assumed to be true a-priori by libertarians when making their arguments. Most consider it an irrefutable axiom from which all other libertarian ideas about rights, property … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists, the FDA and the AMA want poor people to die

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

Thanks to new “FDA” regulations some kinds of asthma inhalers will be “discontinued” over the next few years and the last remaining over the counter asthma inhaler will be taken off the shelves at the end of 2011. This is … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden doesn’t matter

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

I have no theory to offer as to what happened on 9/11. On their face the claims of the so-called “truthers” don’t seem to be any more fantastic than the claims of the people that call themselves “The United States.” … Continue reading →

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Taxes are the price we pay to avoid ass-rape

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

I apologize for the vulgarity, but I figured this title would be catchy and get my point across effectively. It is tax time again in the so-called “United States” and I thought I would make a few points about taxes. … Continue reading →

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Socialism: A love story – Star Trek

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

Star Trek, in all its spin-offs and manifestations, has always been one of my favorite entertainment franchises. But lets face it, the world of Star Trek is a Utopian socialist fantasy. Realizing this fact actually makes watching Star Trek  more … Continue reading →

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Unions

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

Unions are in the news again thanks to the recent shenanigans in Wisconsin. Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin has proposed a bill that would force the men and women that belong to public employee unions in Wisconsin to contribute … Continue reading →

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Socialism: A love story – This… is… SPARTAAAA!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

My regular readers may be surprised to learn that I have hobbies other than economic and moral critiques of socialism. One of them is ancient history. Given the recent popularity of war movies set in the ancient world, I thought … Continue reading →

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Political discourse IS violent rhetoric

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

As could be expected after the shootings last weekend in Tuscon AZ, fingers are being pointed at right-wing politics. The media is the US tends to lean towards the left-liberal side of the statist political spectrum and never seems to … Continue reading →

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Marxism and Left-Libertarianism

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Mike P (the emptiness pro)

It seems that we will never be free of Marxism. Despite the violent history of the 20th century and all the blood and barbed wire that have resulted from this ideology, it keeps cropping up again and again in different … Continue reading →

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