Washington Monument Syndrome | Government manipulation tactics

Government 1B: Lesson 45 The "benefit principle" has been used to justify progressive income taxation. What is the benefit principle? Are there any problems with it? The benefit principle attempts to create taxation similar to market pricing, where individuals should be taxed in accordance with the benefits they receive from the government. While sounding nice … Continue reading Washington Monument Syndrome | Government manipulation tactics →

Save the Trees or Save the Oceans | The Effects of Government Intervention

Government 1B: Lesson 40 Save the Trees or Save the Oceans The market and the environment have been hot topics for decades, and it is once again affecting our daily lives though not in a way you might have expected. Paper bags or plastic bags? Save the trees or save the ocean? This is the … Continue reading Save the Trees or Save the Oceans | The Effects of Government Intervention →

The Effects of WWII and the Invention of Healthcare

Government 1B: Lesson 35 What are some of the factors that have contributed to rising health-care costs in the United States? It is no secret that WWI & WWII changed the lives of millions and generations to follow. Not only were countless lives lost, but every sphere of life was dramatically affected and permanently changed. … Continue reading The Effects of WWII and the Invention of Healthcare →

Voting is not Consent and we are still Slaves

In this essay I discuss the arguments of government, consent, and slavery put forth by the three philosophers below. John Lock (1632 to 1704): an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". Lysander Spooner (1808 to 1876): an American individualist anarchist, also an abolitionist, entrepreneur, … Continue reading Voting is not Consent and we are still Slaves →

Locke & Rothbard on Self-Ownership & Private Property

Government 1B: Lesson 5 In the first week of the Rob Paul Curriculum Government 1B, the issue of Natural Rights Theories was discussed. The phrase, natural rights, has been thrown around the political arena for years and most people, including myself, do not have a good understanding of what that means or where it comes from. … Continue reading Locke & Rothbard on Self-Ownership & Private Property →

Good stories deserve a little embellishment

English: Lesson 165 Quiz Show did not tell the truth about key historical figures. Did this break the commandment, 'Thou shalt not bear false witness'? Quiz Show (1994), directed by Robert Redford, is a movie based on the 1950s Twenty One television show scandal when it was discovered that the producers of the hit game show were feeding correct … Continue reading Good stories deserve a little embellishment →