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I’m sitting serene.
Dim light shows between
The last leaves to fall
Beside oaks so tall.
What is it About Canoes?
Water moves me. It conceals and reveals. The most obvious objects when submerged mere feet below its surface can remain indefinitely obscured from discovery. Yet, when mountains obstruct travel, a river becomes a highway; mile after mile revealing new scenes, new life, and new experiences. There exists nothing so vital, so helpful, so serviceable, yet so dangerous and mysterious as water. It can kill you. The troubled waves of a perfect storm or the vehement suction of a whitewater hydraulic…
What is a Bearded Economist?
“There’s a man with a beard! Driving a truck and raising hell!” It was nearly midnight on Halloween not long ago when I heard a tipsy dude holler the above in my general direction. I do, indeed, sport a beard. I was also driving my truck through downtown Greenville, SC (#yeahTHATgreenville). The final part was his assumption. Beards generally conjure such thoughts: outdoorsmanship, a burly personality, rugged manliness, etc. On the other hand, what comes to mind when you think…
4 Misconceptions of the Non-Aggression Principle
What is the Non-Aggression Principle? One of the most accurate and concise definitions of the Non-Aggression Principle (or NAP) that I could find is asserted by the Mises Wiki: “The non-aggression principle (also called the non-aggression axiom, or the anti-coercion or zero aggression principle or non-initiation of force) is an ethical stance which asserts that “aggression” is inherently illegitimate. “Aggression” is defined as the “initiation” of physical force against persons or property, the threat of such, or fraud upon persons or their property. In contrast to pacifism, the non-aggression principle does not…