Category Archives: Research, Philosophical

Research pertaining to any and all ethical, moral, or philosophical concepts.

Honor, Integrity, and Dignity in Economic Decisions

Trade, Exchange, & Investment There are two general forms of gambling (risk-taking), investment & speculation. Investment is vital for society as a whole. It’s such a powerful driver of wealth creation that the wealth generated in a truly free and civil society easily protects the many failed gamblers. Investment in a Laissez-faire (non-interventionist) free marketplace …

2012, Feb, 08 – 5:17 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Commentary, Natural Law, Political Philosophy, Tyranny of Government, cultural examination | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

The US Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights

The United States Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights were written by individuals who supported, fought and defeated the tyranny of the British Empire. These documents were created for the purposes of establishing Natural Law as the primary order of a civil society. In essence they established that humankind possesses certain inalienable rights that …

2011, Jan, 12 – 4:10 AM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Commentary, History, Human Rights, Individual vs Collective, Libertarianism, Tyranny of Government | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Natural Law & Rights

A concise paper on Natural Law and Natural Rights. What is Natural Law? First to state what it isn’t, Natural Law is not Common Law, nor Positive Law. Natural Laws stem from the natural base of individual human thought i.e. Natural Law is emplaced by reason, and not force. The Latter being bodies of Positive …

2010, Nov, 24 – 11:40 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Human Rights, Natural Law, Political Philosophy, Research, Philosophical | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Free Government Money

There is no such animal as free money, someone had to work hard to earn every bit of money in existence and governments take a cut of that labor (by force if they meet resistance) and redistribute the wealth to others as they see fit.

2010, Oct, 19 – 12:49 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Commentary, Research, Philosophical | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (2)

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ This term has come to be used by Libertarian Anarchists to represent their abandonment of, detachment from, and/or complete disregard for, statism and statist ideology.

2010, Oct, 07 – 11:10 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, Research, General, Self-Defense, cultural examination | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

The government party: let it die

One of the few TV personalities I occasion to listen to, is Andrew Napalitano. He oft refers to the ‘Big government party’ in Washington – meaning to imply that no matter which side of the isle you sit on, for the most part, you support big government in one form or another. I’ve now conceded …

2010, Sep, 17 – 3:14 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Commentary, Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, Tyranny of Government | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

The inevitable collapse of collectivism

Where does government get the ‘right’ to take from one individual and give to another? It has none. A democratic majority or an oligarchic minority are themselves composed of only individuals and have no right to steal from any other individual. If a group has no right to do such ‘redistribution’ (theft), then by doing …

2010, Jun, 27 – 1:33 AM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Human Rights, Individual vs Collective, Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, Self-Defense | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

$ave me

Energy is what rules Humanity. We have, in the developed world and ever more in the developing world become addicted. Yet the free black stuff in the ground is getting harder and harder to find. Let’s play a game. I’m going to pretend I’m a top oilman, say the chairman of Shell, or BP. . …

2010, Jun, 13 – 11:32 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Anthropogenic Global Warming, Commentary, Energy, Peak Oil, Political Philosophy, Sustainability | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Free To Choose

A John Stossel program covering the ideas & efforts of Milton Friedman and his book and film series “Free To Choose“. Part 1 of 6 Part 2 of 6 Part 3 of 6 Part 4 of 6 Part 5 of 6 Part 6 of 6 Useful links: 1. Torrent for the “Free To Choose” film …

2010, Jun, 12 – 3:20 AM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Free market capitalism, Libertarianism | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Australian Socialism

In an email from a friend I was asked, How do you see the governmental system [of Australia] working over there compared to the US ? I gave a quick response (the first paragraph below), but then thought I would give a more detailed overview of the problems of Australia in particular and socialism in …

2010, Jun, 10 – 11:40 AM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Commentary, Political Philosophy | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)