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The Libertarian Tradition: skipping instalments “The first and second numbers of this series were published in 1867. For reasons not necessary to be explained, the sixth is now published in advance of the third, fourth, and fifth.” LikeLike…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Why was 6 afraid of 7? ? LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Let those who attempt to invalidate concepts by declaring that they can’t find the 8 in Episode 9 try to invalidate algebra by declaring that they can’t find the A in 8. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Yeah, well it all sounds like a lot of phony-baloney excuse-making to me. Logic, the art of non-contradictory identification, doesn’t care about your excuses. As Miss Rand often observed in that connection, 8 is 8. L…

In reply to merjet. I think it’s more than garden variety quantifier omission. I think it’s more the adoption of a delusional form of self-importance: he really seems to think that no one before him had ever concerned themselves with system…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Understood. That’s why I said “presumptively whitebread libertarian readership of 200ProofLiberals,” i.e., referring to a presumption in his mind, not mine. I hadn’t meant to be criticizing liberta…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. We have ways of dealing with people who ask such questions. Namely, we answer them at the beginning of the video. LikeLike

There’s a substantial portion of the “whitebread libertarian” movement that’s been concerned about police malfeasance for a long time. See, e.g.: https://www.unz.com/print/Inquiry-1979jan08-00014/ https://www.unz.com/print/Inqu…

His writing only “your” was sloppy. Omitting and sloppy usage of quantifiers is very common. I guess he had in mind a big majority of readers or people in general. You could ask him if he meant specifically you. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Much better than the original. LikeLike