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Ah, the Hubris of the Statists

In today’s local paper, the front page contained a story about an upcoming debate about private schools vs public schools taking place next week. Sadly the debate topic is something of a false alternative: Should Vermont school districts use tax money to fund public schools or pay tuition to private schools? Obviously missing is the idea that tax money should not be used at all for education and that government has no legitimate role in education.

What peaked my attention though was a quote read more

From Property Rights to Citizens United, Part 3

[My primary inspiration for these posts comes from the article “Property and Principle” from the Objective Standard, and Eric Daniels’ course “Property Rights in American History,” available from the Ayn Rand e-store.]

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The United States is Not a Democracy

I want to make a comment about the form of government that the founders attempted to create.  They understood from studying history that a pure democracy could be just as tyrannical as a dictatorship.  James Madison, in a letter to read more