The Libertarian

Liberty sounds like a good idea to most people. It can be overdone. Total liberty means anarchy and that means  chaos. Some government is good. A necessary minimum makes sense. That is totally different to the government being imposed - not offered - by the Labour, Tory and Liberal parties in England. It is just as bad with the Republicans and Democrats in America.

An honest government would deal with drains, roads and other issues competently and economically. It would also deal with internal security and external security. All of this means armed forces, police and prisons. That would be about it. Actually we need the trio that make a standard government, law makers [ Parliament ], law enforcers [ Police ] and a small civil service as administrators along with courts [ Judges ]. Otherwise there would be a power vacuum which would be filled by crooks and petty dictators.

Anything more than a reasonable minimum of regulation prevents people from developing, using their initiatives and making life better. This is all explained in The Road to Serfdom by  Friedrich Hayek.

It is a fact that Europeans have risen to a level because of their competence. We invented the steam and Diesel engines which helped replace man power. Other developments like printing and computers helped us to learn. Other races have achieved their own levels. Some are low or lower. But that is for another essay. Here are some sources.

Sean Gabb
Doctor Gabb is the director of the Libertarian Alliance which is a small voice in English politics. It should be louder and heard more. Doctor Gabb does however get heard in the main stream media. He sounds sufficiently inoffensive to pass muster when programmers have spaces to fill at 3 o'clock in the morning and other difficult times. And of course the Internet is a Godsend to anyone who is not part of the main stream media. The Net is a truth machine, unloved by governments and other corrupt interests.

 

Libertarian Alliance
Is England's leading libertarian outfit.

 

Liberty - The Basic Justification
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The only right recognised within the mainstream liberal tradition is to free though reasonable use of one’s life and property. From this derive the practical rights to freedom of speech and action and to due process of law, and such further rights as can be derived from these. Privacy is not among these further rights. Doubtless, privacy is a desirable thing. But so is education and an income of not less than £50,000. But their desirability does not in itself make them into enforceable rights. And any attempt to create a right to privacy must inevitably involve censorship.
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Sean Gabb explains all.

 

Carol Thatcher Harassed By War Criminals
Sean is spot regarding the evil that is the BBC.

 

Freedom Force International
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Freedom Force International is a network of men and women from all parts of the world who are concerned over loss of personal liberty and expansion of government power. They are not mere complainers. They have a plan to do something about it. They also share a common belief in The Creed of Freedom, which is a statement of principles that guide them in their mission to build a better world.
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They look competent. They could be effective. They were bright enough to finger Blair regarding the Fabian Society and the Fabian  Window

 

Free Life Commentary
Sean Gabb puts a view of whatever. Agree with him or not but think about why.

 

Free Enterprise is the Antidote To Corporate Plutocracy
You will have noticed that some banks got billions of our money [ in 2009 ] and still paid millions to the bankers. Others made billions from us by other means. Are there better ways? Yes! Albeit Mr Preston sounds rather extreme.

 

Georgia And The Neocons
Sean Gabb puts a libertarian view of British foreign policy as stupid at the very best.

 

Left and Right The Prospects for Liberty
Murray Rothbard explains all.

 

Libertarian Alliance
The Alliance is not a party. A political party needs an agenda. That is where libertarians would argue and fall apart which is a pity. But their ideas have a lot to recommend them.

 

A Libertarian Agenda
An American writes and goes to the heart of the issue. Tax is slavery, just like the corvee and the sort of slavery that we are told is so awful when it happens to blacks - unless blacks or Jews are the perpetrators that is.

 

Liberty versus Utopia
An essay. But read for yourself.

 

Liberty - Ex National Council For Civil Liberties
It is run by a woman these days. What does it do? It seems to get noticed by communist subversives of the BBC. This is not a good sign. It makes noises and that is about it.