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I'm a 27 year old self-proclaimed geek. I have a B.S. in Computer Science and I work with web technologies and databases on a daily basis. My geekiness extends into computers, photography, sound, video games, music, movies, politics, firearms and economics.
Tag Archives: freedom
Finished F. A. Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom”
I started reading The Road to Serfdom last year and finally finished it last week. It initially didn’t seem to have much relevance to today as it was written almost 70 years ago and published right after WWII, but it … Continue reading
Milton Friedman on Freedom
IN A MUCH QUOTED PASSAGE in his inaugural address, President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” It is a striking sign of the temper of our … Continue reading
Montana just gave the Federal Government the middle finger
I shared a couple posts about this in Google Reader, but I thought it warranted a full post because this is big. Montana just signed into law the Montana Firearms Freedom Act which has the following summary: AN ACT EXEMPTING … Continue reading
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Tagged constitution, economy, firearms, freedom, government, guns, law
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The Encumbrance of Government
This grew from a comment I left on Niall’s blog, but I think it really sums up my stance towards government. The metaphor is fairly general, but it can be applied to many individual issues: “As the burden of the … Continue reading
How free are we in California?
Some folks at George Mason University put together this little ranking of personal and economic freedoms among the 50 states. “Contrary to popular perception, California not only taxes and regulates its economy more than most other states, it also aggressively … Continue reading