Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Fingerprints of the Devil: Inversion
There are many evils in the world, but there are a few which are so perfectly perverse that they argue for the existence of Pure Evil, of perfect rebellion against Absolute Good. I call these the fingerprints of the Devil. The easiest of these to recognize is inversion. An evil person–or rather, the evil in…
Read MoreThe Revolutionary and the Terrorist
You have heard it said, “One man’s revolutionary is another man’s terrorist,” albeit only by the stupidest of people. This is equivalent to the claim that all killing is murder. It is true, though, that most revolutionaries are terrorists, but this is not because revolution and terrorism are synonymous at all. It’s just that most…
Read MoreRule of Law
You’ve heard it said that “rule of law” means that no one is above the law, because the rulers, the people in government, are subject to the same laws as the rest of the people. This is not correct. “Rule of law” means, literally, that the law itself is sovereign. The law—the document itself that…
Read MoreThe Only Moral Function of Government
The prime political good is Liberty, and as such the only—only—moral function of government is to prevent a man from imposing his will on his neighbor. That’s it. That is the only sort of law that should exist. “Yeah, but, what about laws like murder and stuff? You still need those.” I’m sorry, is a…
Read MoreThose who stay above politics
You’ve heard it said, “I don’t like politics,” or, “I try to stay out of politics.” Usually this is paired with, “It’s too divisive,” or, “It’s too ugly,” or, “There’s no point,” and very commonly, “Everybody’s equally wrong,” and, “Both parties are equally corrupt.” “I just want to leave everybody alone and be left alone,”…
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