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( Comments on Extreme Libertarianism vs. the Accountable State ) By: radgeekdotcom
the possibility that a small but very rich cabal could create a dominant defense agency that simply refuses to recongize other defense agences, except as enemies Let’s grant this is a possibility. How probable do you think it is? A bare possibil…
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( Comments on Extreme Libertarianism vs. the Accountable State ) By: radgeekdotcom
I’m not saying that there was no state in Nazi Germany or the USSR. OK. So if we agree that Nazi Germany and the USSR are both examples of (dictatorial) states — states in which a particularly ruthless political faction took over an existing stat…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge by Nightcap | Notes On Liberty
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( Comments on Extreme Libertarianism vs. the Accountable State ) By: Loquitur Veritatem
In reply to radgeekdotcom. Of course I’m not saying that there was no state in Nazi Germany or the USSR. Read what you quoted: “Hitler and Stalin, in effect, ran private defense agencies….” Underscore “in effect”. Hi…
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( Comments on Extreme Libertarianism vs. the Accountable State ) By: radgeekdotcom
A wasteful, accountable, American state is certainly preferable to an efficient, private, defense agency in possession of the same military might. Hitler and Stalin, in effect, ran private defense agencies, and look where that landed the Germans and Ru…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Phillip Magness’s Ministry of Truth by Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge | Policy of Truth
[…] That’s the much derided Tomas Pueyo, avowed “storyteller,” as contrasted with, say, Phil Magness, avowed professional “scrutinizer of statistical takes.” […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (12): Lockdown and the Calm Before the Storm by Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge | Policy of Truth
[…] until whenever he gets back), what follows is a paraphrase. As I’ve been at pains to stress in previous posts, anecdotal evidence can’t necessarily be generalized, but offers some evidence about […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey by Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge | Policy of Truth
[…] at H&P Sewing, at Shop-Rite, at JBWS, and so many others). I’d certainly rather than be governed by people like Murphy et al than by the top ten authors at Bleeding Heart […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (33): Interview with Mike Maron, CEO of Holy Name Hospital by Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge | Policy of Truth
[…] Persichilli, and Patrick Callahan and their subordinates their lives (along with the likes of Mike Maron, the people at 3M, at H&P Sewing, at Shop-Rite, at JBWS, and so many others). I’d […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (36): “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance” Redux by Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge | Policy of Truth
[…] didn’t cite Neil Ferguson. I cited Tomas Pueyo pretty late in the game, but made no mention of his statistical methods, just of his overall […] LikeLike
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