Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Roderick T. Long. You own a revolver? You with revolver in hand is kinda hard to picture! LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I could not agree with you more. My public servant thinking is to get the job done, tell the truth, and move on. You nailed what the Broward Sheriff’s Office did to a 32-year veteran. That said, many politicians includi…

I love the dialogue, too. Just recently re-read it. As for the rooster, I certainly did want to kill it when it woke me up this morning, but I’m wide awake now, so the animosity has faded. Tomorrow is another day, of course. We’ll see. It isn’t easy li…

I love that dialogue. Do you particularly want to kill a rooster? Or just donate to the medical profession? I read somewhere that one of the main techniques at ancient Greek hospitals was to drug you to sleep then interpret your dream to prescribe trea…

In reply to kevin bolling. Happy New Year. That’s an amazing story. I’m glad to hear you’ve gotten the green light. Whatever else may be wrong with our health care system, it’s my understanding that the US and Finland have the b…

Well, if it’s any consolation, all of that is true of the US as well. When I was in San Francisco back in 2019, the homeless encampment in the middle of town stretched for miles—thousands and thousands of people. It looked like a refugee camp. I haven’…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Well, as she won’t go on this blog, I’ll have to paraphrase her. Australians are complacent, ignorant, boring, stupid and parochial. Our built landscape is mostly ugly and our governments have steered us into a …

In reply to <a href=”https://prosociallibertarians.com/2022/12/14/government-actions-arent-pareto-optimal-they-are-paternalist/comment-page-1/#comment-320″>Daniel L. Schmutter</a>. Try flying a plane out of the country without filing a flight plan. You’ll be violating the law. The law is coercive.