One Improving Unit

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“Don’t be a plant” - Doug Casey Travelling can be a brilliant way to advance your career. This may come as a shock to you if you still believe the myth that travelling is for people without any goals. People with this mindset are stuck in the 1950s, back when travelling was considerably more expensive and the culture was more conservative. You were expected to stay in your home town, marry a nice local girl or guy that your parents approved of, and not venture as far as the next city for University. The only kind of people that went travelling...

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“What about the roads?” they ask. What, indeed? The statists ask it rhetorically, but it’s worth asking properly. The assumption behind it, when asked, is that since the state does finance and facilitate the road system, that there is no other way one could do it. It exists, therefore it must be. But let’s apply some thought: why exactly do most states control the roads whereas most states do not raise grain or build automobiles? What is it about roads that makes it so common for states to ‘provide’ them? The statists may assume that roads are a definite ‘public...

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There are two things to do in Guernsey that don’t necessarily involve getting “steaming” (drunk): hang out at the beach, or visit the various museums dotted around the island. The TripAdvisor top ten is full of museums: whether it is the Castle Cornet that boasts something like 8 museums for the £10 entry fee, the Underground Military Museum, or the Occupation Museum. The “Occupation” Museum, was that? Yes. The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles that were occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War. It may come as a surprise to you that any...

By James Smith Vote6 0

Happy Earth Day! This is just a provocative title. I do care about the environment to a certain extent as I shall explain in a bit. What I do not care about is making a special effort to reduce my impact on the environment beyond my immediate surroundings. So no “reducing my carbon footprint”, and the like. I don’t care to use only lights in the room I am currently in. I only care about wasting electricity insofar as it affects my electricity bill, not because it will somehow adversely affect the environment. I consider paying more for the lack...

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It’s high time that government addicts faced the fact they are in a pathological interventionist mental state.

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This is part of my travel memoirs from my year away. I stopped at Hong Kong on the way to Australia - my few days there were an inkling into the joys of world travel. I had a looser plan than the previous day - I wanted street food, but I also had errands to run. I'm not usually susceptible to street sellers but on this particular morning I had so much to think through that I was somewhat absent-minded walking the Golden Mile to where I wanted to eat, and I found myself being accompanied into a building by...

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Election season is probably the worst time to try to persuade somebody away from statism and towards liberty. But come on, the least one can do is read the article.

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What are Bernie Sanders' libertarian credentials exactly?

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The world is ready for a repudiation of black and white cinema

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Am I a feminist?

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Hello, happy introverts! Terribly sorry to can tear you away from your books, but for a moment, I would like to show you something that could change your life. Rothbard’s law states that we tend to specialise in what we are worst at. We tend to have an inordinate interest in certain things, even though we are not best suited to them. I would like to apply an extension to the law: the people that ought to shut up are the ones that are speaking, and the people that ought to speak up are sitting in the corner quietly. For...

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Apart from being frustrating from a principled perspective, isn't it all just insufferably boring?

By James Smith Vote9 3

You've probably seen a lot of sex scenes in your life, but see if you can remember actually enjoying any of them.

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A supporters holds a sign for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during campaign event at the LA Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

The movement is not getting smaller by people abandoning ship to get behind Bernie, as these people didn’t have their heart in it in the first place.

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Making money is all about creating freedom for yourself. It is not about hoarding possessions, it is about relieving the worry of instability, and freeing yourself from the prison of circumstance.

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If you don’t want to bring your decoder to your movies, then Week-End especially will have you eating your hands to stave off the boredom.

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Persist as you like with the benefits of low to zero taxation, respect for property rights, less regulation, they are unlikely to get it without some serious introspection. However, there is one particular subject, that understood properly, gets everyone on the same page: central banking.

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If these guys can fully and fairly criticise anarchism, so can you. Or is the reason you won't because you can't come up a good argument?

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Why libertarianism offers a unique perspective

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Remember, a statist is simply a person who believes in the legitimacy of the state.

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Why Going Travelling Is Good For Your Career Aug 18, 2016

“But What About The Roads?” Hopefully Dispensed With Forever Jul 28, 2016

We’re Under Occupation Jun 2, 2016

Why I Don’t Give A S*** About Being Green Apr 22, 2016

Are You Addicted To Government? Apr 15, 2016

Museums in Hong Kong Mar 23, 2016

Does anybody actually read articles anymore? Mar 14, 2016

Ron Paul is Right, Bernie Sanders is an Authoritarian Mar 8, 2016

Black and White is Better Mar 1, 2016

Feminism Through Thick and Thin Feb 25, 2016

Introverts: Speak Up! Feb 20, 2016

Wake Me Up When the Election Is Over Feb 15, 2016

Sex Scenes Suck! Feb 12, 2016

A Theory of the “Libertarian” Bernie Sanders Supporter Feb 8, 2016

Why it’s your moral obligation to make loads of money Feb 4, 2016

The movie against civilisation – WeekEnd Feb 1, 2016

Convert a statist today – Explain the Fed! Jan 2, 2016

Face it minarchists, anarchism is here to stay Nov 19, 2015

The Libertarian Difference Nov 10, 2015

Don’t get too worked up about the word ‘statist’ Nov 2, 2015