Articles by Butler Shaffer

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The Ferguson Trick

Butler Shaffer on irrelevant answers to wrong questions.

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11/27/2014

Lemmings for War

The race off the cliff continues. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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11/19/2014

Death March of the Boobeiosie

To the tune of the regime’s latest concocted “enemies.” Article by Butler Shaffer.

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9/25/2014

American Zombies

And the reptilian-brained, death-worshipping humanoids who run them. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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9/23/2014

The Principle of Private Property

Butler Shaffer on what builds civilization.

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6/9/2014

Guns Are Scapegoats

The real problem is the State, says Butler Shaffer.

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5/31/2014

Boobeoisie Economics

Butler Shaffer on intellectual democracy and the destruction of living standards.

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5/9/2014

Why the Obsession With Flight 370?

The corporate techno-state must always appear to be in control, says Butler Shaffer.

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4/9/2014

Oppose Secession?

You’re a statist and a collectivist. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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3/31/2014

To Control or Destroy the Human Mind

Butler Shaffer on the state’s failing war on truth.

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2/24/2014

Truth Is the Enemy of the State

Never forget the anti-Nazi student movement, says Butler Shaffer.

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1/4/2014

Stop Smearing Scrooge

He was right, says Butler Shaffer.

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12/20/2013

We Should Be Thankful?

For collective insanity? Article by Butler Shaffer.

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11/28/2013

The Commies Are Coming! The Commies Are Coming!

The terrorists and the uh, er, bogeymen, too, says Butler Shaffer.

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11/21/2013

As the State Wades in Oceans of Blood

Anarcho-capitalists are accused of being pro-violence. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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10/8/2013

They Want To Outlaw Free Speech

But the Ministry of Truth will fail. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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10/2/2013

The State Attracts Sociopaths

Surprised? Article by Butler Shaffer.

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9/10/2013

The Compulsion To Rule

And why it self-destructs. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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8/30/2013

The Stegosaurus Is Dead

Can the modern nation state be far behind? Article by Butler Shaffer.

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8/12/2013

Trust the State?

You need to read the funnies, says Butler Shaffer.

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8/5/2013

Emma Goldman Was Right

If voting could change anything, it would be illegal. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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7/8/2013

Judge Napolitano Smacks Down John Stossel

Butler Shaffer on what it means.

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7/1/2013

If You See Something, Say Something

As Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, and Julian Assange did.

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6/12/2013

Hell Hath No Fury

Like a non-combatant.

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5/2/2013

Just How Stupid Are They?

Butler Shaffer on the Boston IQ.

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4/24/2013

Why I Do Not Vote

Politics is evil, says Butler Shaffer.

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4/18/2013

Men vs. Women, Blacks vs. Whites, Gays vs. Straights

The State exacerbates conflict, the better to rule us, says Butler Shaffer.

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3/12/2013

Less Dangerous Targets

The State exacerbates conflict, the better to rule us, says Butler Shaffer.

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3/12/2013

The Mirror Speaks

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2/12/2013

The Mirror Speaks

Butler Shaffer on the one-man State.

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2/12/2013

Schools as Black-Holes

Don't drop your child into one, says Butler Shaffer.

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1/29/2013

Wet Sidewalks Cause Rain

But young minds will defeat it, says Butler Shaffer.

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1/1/2013

More People Sacrificed to Destructive Thinking

Another domestic mass shooting.

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12/17/2012

Learning Begins From Within

Will government protect private property?

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12/12/2012

A Public ‘Thank You’

Plenty, says Butler Shaffer.

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11/6/2012

‘I Want a Cost-Free Life!’

It mobilizes anti-social forces like theft, killing, parasitism, torture, and lying.

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9/27/2012

What Are Our Priorities?

Butler Shaffer on elections.

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9/25/2012

Of Children and Fetuses

Butler Shaffer on abortion.

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9/17/2012

Why Do They Pretend To Care?

Butler Shaffer on the Batman and Sikh shootings.

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8/14/2012

What Lies Beyond Mars?

Does the US empire now extend to Mars?

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8/7/2012

Why Can’t We Be More Like Leprechauns?

Valuing our property, but loving our liberty more, says Butler Shaffer.

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8/1/2012

The State Tries To Fog Your Mind

Butler Shaffer on how to clear it.

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7/21/2012

We Can’t Change the Political System Through Politics

Ron Paul made progress, but his campaign is over, so what now?

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7/16/2012

A Southern Art Treasure Hated by the Elite

Butler Shaffer on the glory of decentralization and Alice Walton's museum.

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7/2/2012

The Constitution Is No Contract

And Butler Shaffer didn't sign it.

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6/11/2012

Don’t Scapegoat the Bully

Not when you support the State.

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5/24/2012

Speak Truth to Power?

It's far more important to speak truth to the powerless, says Butler Shaffer.

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5/4/2012

The 51% Hooey

Butler Shaffer on the violence of democracy.

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3/27/2012

The White Rose of Freedom

It will triumph over the vicious State, says Butler Shaffer.

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3/12/2012

Life Belongs to the Living and Not to the Corporate State

Butler Shaffer on the message of the Ron Paul movement (and LRC).

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1/6/2012