Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. -William Pitt, British prime minister (28 May 1759-1806)
Saw Donny and Carol Capone last night and we had a great time. They are doing well. Donny made a very good dinner. A nice night compromised slightly by a scary ride home in a lunatic Uber.
Another great performance by an ex-Pirate in the playoffs. They will probably never give up on a pitcher again, regardless of how terrible he is.
We head for Bonita Springs today.
Sanders has had myocardial damage. The impact on his physiology is a bell curve of possibilities. He might be physically able to continue but his V-P will be as important as he is, like an old Roman election. If he drops, who gets his funds? Whoever does must assume some of the socialist mantle which I think will make Trump stronger.
The word "sin" in Hebrew means "to miss the mark."
Liberty/Property/Trade
Liberty is often described as an internal process where the mind surmounts some horrible material restraint. Not poverty, not the Gulag can enslave the heart of man. Liberty has some external examples like "Free speech," and "Free press" but these can be as abstract as internalized freedom. So what is Liberty's touchstone?
There are some realities: Liberty is a recent concept, recent for a reason. One could argue that Liberty requires some unfettered sphere of influence; it is impossible without the ability to have something of one's own. Until recently, that personal influence was impossible. The Powers That Be allowed no individual sphere of influence. The rise of production beyond subsistence created value. That is, Liberty is a corollary of personal property. Put another way, is freedom meaningful without having something of one's own?
Then things get sticky. According to Ayau, "A person can exercise property rights in one of two ways: through personal use, the enjoyment or consumption of what he owns; or by trading it for something else, either directly through barter or indirectly through the use of money and the intermediation of third parties. Thus, trade is a fundamental manifestation of your property rights."
So Freedom, Property and Free Trade are Siamese triplets, one impossible without the other. Indeed all three are a function of each other, which explains their concurrent development. And, if you will allow a wonderful reach, the triplets create The Three Body Problem.
So, of course, it gets more complex. As Frenchie Rourk says, "Property is without meaning unless you are allowed to defend it."
Saw Donny and Carol Capone last night and we had a great time. They are doing well. Donny made a very good dinner. A nice night compromised slightly by a scary ride home in a lunatic Uber.
Another great performance by an ex-Pirate in the playoffs. They will probably never give up on a pitcher again, regardless of how terrible he is.
We head for Bonita Springs today.
Sanders has had myocardial damage. The impact on his physiology is a bell curve of possibilities. He might be physically able to continue but his V-P will be as important as he is, like an old Roman election. If he drops, who gets his funds? Whoever does must assume some of the socialist mantle which I think will make Trump stronger.
The word "sin" in Hebrew means "to miss the mark."
Liberty/Property/Trade
Liberty is often described as an internal process where the mind surmounts some horrible material restraint. Not poverty, not the Gulag can enslave the heart of man. Liberty has some external examples like "Free speech," and "Free press" but these can be as abstract as internalized freedom. So what is Liberty's touchstone?
There are some realities: Liberty is a recent concept, recent for a reason. One could argue that Liberty requires some unfettered sphere of influence; it is impossible without the ability to have something of one's own. Until recently, that personal influence was impossible. The Powers That Be allowed no individual sphere of influence. The rise of production beyond subsistence created value. That is, Liberty is a corollary of personal property. Put another way, is freedom meaningful without having something of one's own?
Then things get sticky. According to Ayau, "A person can exercise property rights in one of two ways: through personal use, the enjoyment or consumption of what he owns; or by trading it for something else, either directly through barter or indirectly through the use of money and the intermediation of third parties. Thus, trade is a fundamental manifestation of your property rights."
So Freedom, Property and Free Trade are Siamese triplets, one impossible without the other. Indeed all three are a function of each other, which explains their concurrent development. And, if you will allow a wonderful reach, the triplets create The Three Body Problem.
So, of course, it gets more complex. As Frenchie Rourk says, "Property is without meaning unless you are allowed to defend it."
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