A commonplace point of contention between minarchists and anarchists is whether police and/or military services can be provided without the state. I was reminded of this debate as I drove home from work late the last few nights and passed the Department of Homeland Security. Each night there has been a small SUV that appears to belong to a private security firm blocking the entrance.
The libertarian in me is disgusted by the corporatism on display — but this is nothing new, and, besides, it’s another too-powerful, bloated bureaucracy, so disgust is to be expected. But, the anarchist in me is incredibly amused at the irony here: the agency charged with providing security for the entire nation does not provide security for itself!
12:34 pm on January 29, 2010
