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Book Review of Oathkeeper

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com On occasion, through no effort on my part, the stars align and a prescient book lands on my lap that coincides...

Bags, Germs and Stealing

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com Denver is jumping on the plastic bag tax train, joining ranks with New York, California and several other Colo...

Nekoma, The War State and the Giant Concrete Pyramid

Previously Published on www.denverlibertarian.com Looming over the North Dakota plains lies a massive and ominous concrete pyramid, each face displaying four la...

By Decree, No Beer on Christmas Day - On Hyper Regulating Alcohol Sales

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com Much ado has been made regarding the passage and implementation of Colorado State Bill 18-243, which modifies ...

Mali and the Confiscation of Moral Sentiment

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com The recent Trump Administration military budget request of 750 billion dollars, which would easily dwarf the m...

On Making Housing Expensive

Originally published on www.denvelibertarian.com Discussions surrounding the rising costs of housing frequently emphasize that zoning laws and regulations have ...

A Brewing Battle: Homebrewing Outside of the Home

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com There’s nothing easy about opening up a new brewery in Colorado, the market is rather saturated and finding a ...

Give yourself over...thoughts on libertarianism

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com Once again, it’s that time of year for reflection and pondering. Regarding libertarianism writ large, it’s eas...

Presidential Worship and National Mythology: What Doris Didn’t Tell You

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com It comes as no surprise that the history taught in government schools serves to further the image of the State...

Nothing Changes, a Voter Guide

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com Editor’s note: this is a summary of a discussion about voting conducted over beers and tacos with one real-lif...

The Volga German Expulsion, or Why I am Anti-War

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com As I write this in the aftermath of the seventeenth anniversary of 9/11, I count my blessings that I am here t...

On Censorship, or Hiding Actualities from Others

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com Recently, several social media sites have conducted a flurry of suspensions and removals of a handful of promi...

Nothing Says Freedom Like Compulsory Flag Worship

Originally published on www.denverlibertarian.com There’s no question that Independence Day always brings out all the flag waving, nationalistic tendencies of a...

City Pays to Move Building 40 Feet (!) and other Absurdities in Planning

Originally published on http://www.denverlibertarian.com/ Imagine if you will, an all knowing entity, one that can predict future development, future needs and ...

On Syria: State of Logic or Statist Logic

Originally published on http://denverlibertarian.com I had an angry and negative reaction to the recent US bombing of Syria, to put it mildly. As I tucked my ki...