Major Issues in Conflict Are the Product of Government: Obamacare, N. Korea, Economy, Police Brutality…

The libertarian critique includes a general proposition that too often goes unnoted and unemphasized, even though it has great explanatory power: The major issues in conflict that bedevil a society are the product of past government actions, typically going back many years. An essay by Roderick Long makes this point. Government not only produces disputes, but they are the most serious such disputes. They are the largest, the broadest, the most violent, the most vituperative, the most emotional and the longest-lasting. At the moment in our society, there is very great conflict over Obamacare. Government is directly responsible because of … Continue reading Major Issues in Conflict Are the Product of Government: Obamacare, N. Korea, Economy, Police Brutality…