Richard Carey

An interesting point of view from Stefan Molyneux of Freedomain Radio about Bill Gates, Sam Harris and the Superstition of State Education: Check out Stefan’s YouTube channel here
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Considering Cameron’s current conundrums, it occurred to me, perhaps wishfully, that Cameron may be to the Tory Party what Gorbachev was to the Soviet Union, not a herald of renewal but a curator of its collapse. When Gorby took over in the Kremlin, the communist state was in the last stages of terminal decline,...
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Following on from the post below, I thought I’d put up this entertaining speech from Jeffrey A Tucker, discussing the benefits of what J K Galbraith condemned as ‘The Affluent Society’. (For added pleasure, read Rothbard’s “John Kenneth Galbraith and the sin of affluence“). From the YouTube blurb: “Jeffrey A. Tucker at “The Delusion...
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The following passage begins the introduction to “The Rise and Fall of Society” by Frank Chodorov, published in 1959: WHAT HISTORY will think of our times is something that only history will tell. But it is a good guess that it will select collectivism as the identifying characteristic of the twentieth century. For, even...
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Over at The Backbencher, I note a piece by Sam Woolfe which calls for the legalisation of euthanasia , which seems to be one of a series of articles pushing the British Humanist Association’s various agenda.   After discussing the case of Mr Paul Lamb, who is seeking to change the law (presumably by judicial...
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It seems Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is a reader of Libertarian Home, as, following my earlier post attacking the secret, Star Chamber Court of Protection, he has ordered a review. Or perhaps it is the somewhat more prominent Daily Mail which has forced his hand. Certainly the Daily Mail is to be commended for...
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Today’s local elections promise to be somewhat more interesting than usual, due to the expected arrival of UKIP in the premier division of party politics. The Tories are bracing themselves for a miserable night, due to this first matter, compounded by the fact that the last time these seats were up for election was...
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The recent increase in cases of measles is being used to spread a pernicious collectivist message, based on a falsified, pro-government version of MMR controversy from some years ago. This was much in evidence on the BBC’s Question Time last week, where compulsory vaccination was discussed. Panel members were reluctant to support such a...
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If you want to understand just how rotten the English legal system has become, look no further than the Court of Protection. The very notion of a secret court is an attack on the principles our law is supposed to uphold, and what little information escapes from within reveals a tyrannical system where decency...
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Professor Gerard Casey speaking on 17th April 2013 to the newly-formed Queen’s University Belfast Libertarian Society: From the YouTube blurb: “The QUB Libertarian Society is proud to present a recording of a talk given by Professor Gerard Casey in Queen’s on Wednesday 17th April. In this talk he outlines the core ideals that make...
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