mikemorris (57)in #education • 6 years agoAre Muh Teachers "Underpaid?"Teachers in Denver, Colorado have recently taken to the streets of the state Capitol to call for increased pay, i.e.…mikemorris (57)in #voluntaryism • 7 years agoAll Government Spending Is "Too High," Not Just the Military.If your average folk's argument of "why are we spending one-trillion dollars on the military when X people are Y" were…mikemorris (57)in #libertarianism • 7 years agoLibertarians Are As Far As It Gets From FascismNot Fascism: Self-ownership of body; Private property via original appropriation; Non-Aggression;…mikemorris (57)in #voluntaryism • 7 years agoShould You Trust a Socialist with Economics?For the most part, socialists really only make normative economic statements (i.e., “the government should do…mikemorris (57)in #democracy • 7 years agoVoting in the Age of TrumpWhy doesn't every non-vote count, should be the question? A majority of the population —more than 200 million…mikemorris (57)in #libertarianism • 7 years agoLibertarianism and RelationshipsIt was when I adopted the principles of liberty—namely that of self-ownership and non-aggression—that I feel I…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 7 years agoThe Cognitive Dissonance of the Simple Issue at HandAlmost everyone thinks that self-defense is a natural right. We cheer when we see a bank robber get blasted by the…mikemorris (57)in #socialism • 7 years agoSocialists Don't Create JobsSocialists have no concept of opportunity costs in economics, and no one should assume they would anyway. If…mikemorris (57)in #libertarianism • 7 years agoIs There "Global Warming?"I really don't know, but even if there was I can see no reason why governments—of course huge polluters themselves as…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoYou Can't Polish a Government TurdThere is no "reforming government", such as having term limits, to adjusting the tax-code, or voting for better…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoYes, You Can Be an Anarchist and a CapitalistIn fact, it's the only way you can be either. Anarchism and capitalism have the same definition to me: the lack of…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoHow To Dispose of the StateThe State's crimes rest fully upon public opinion; on the people's support of its aggression as moral and just…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoThe U.S. Military is a Piece of Shit, Not a Protection AgencyThere's no time here to go at length into the atrocities committed by the U.S. Military around the world, in the name…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoDo Socialists Think Socialism Makes Us Richer or Poorer?We might wonder if socialists actually think socialism (as characterized by invasions of private property in the form…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoDo Socialists Even Have Real Arguments?When arguing for something other than libertarianism, one is caught in a spot where they're demonstrating that, in…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoI Made An Anarchist Website TodayWell, it's nothing special. It's the start to what I want to turn into a local print-publication. I thought linking…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoWhy Taxation Makes Us PoorerThere’s little space here to contend that taxation is morally indefensible, though I’d argue it’s patently coercive…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoWill We Ever Have Anarchy?The State is not going anywhere, and anarchists would be good to recognize this. They're unlike a private business…mikemorris (57)in #trump • 8 years agoWho's Trump And What's a Tariff?What year is it? People are talking about border taxes, i.e., tariffs; or, in the statist-to-English translation, the…mikemorris (57)in #anarchism • 8 years agoWho the Hell Does the State Think It Is?It's inauguration day, and Donald Trump has been elected to head the American Empire, the biggest State the world has…