by Runaway Slave | Jan 5, 2005 | Charity, Essays & Articles, Law, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Socialism
There is nothing like a disaster of Biblical proportions to bring out the best in people and the worst in government organizations. Within a week of the Indonesian tsunami foreign bureaucrats in charge of using other people’s money for humanitarian aid were accusing...
by Runaway Slave | Aug 10, 2004 | Charity, Essays & Articles, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Socialism
Over a wonderful dinner recently a dear friend and lifelong socialist asked me, “What do you have against socialism? Don’t you want to help people?” My objection to socialism, I said, is that it is immoral and coercive. I want to help people as much as anyone but I...
