Articles by Butler Shaffer

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When the Mind Goes Into Default Mode

As civilization collapses. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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8/13/2019

Why Truth Matters

Butler Shaffer on civilization.

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6/15/2019

The Collapse of Western Civilization

Butler Shaffer on how to respond.

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5/23/2019

Ruth Schisler, RIP

Butler Shaffer on Friendship.

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4/4/2019

Is There a Vaccine

Against the corporate-state? Article by Butler Shaffer.

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3/2/2019

Dr. Lao for President

“The whole world is a circus, if you know how to look at it.” Article by Butler Shaffer.

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2/22/2019

Owners vs. Managers

Butler Shaffer on the efficacy and morality of the former.

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11/6/2018

On Helping Others To Learn

It’s fun, says Butler Shaffer, after nearly 40 years as a famed libertarian law prof.

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10/19/2018

Who Owns the State?

Cannibals and vultures. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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9/19/2018

Droning On

How dangerous it is to allow the state to define its own powers, says Butler Shaffer.

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6/7/2018

The Case for Ebenezer

Butler Shaffer is defense counsel.

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12/13/2017

Why I Love Libertarian Halloween

It has nothing to do with trick-or-treat, nor dressing up in costumes, says Butler Shaffer.

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11/9/2017

Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Caligula

They were more honest, says Butler Shaffer.

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10/30/2017

What’s Worth Standing For?

Butler Shaffer on patriotic rituals.

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10/20/2017

A Passion for Life

Butler Shaffer on what it means to be human.

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10/17/2017

Learning From Chaos

Butler Shaffer on individual character vs. the state.

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10/5/2017

‘Interesting Times’

Are these they? Article by Butler Shaffer.

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9/29/2017

Prove You’re Not a Bigot

Reject reality, Article by Butler Shaffer.

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8/28/2017

The Endless War Against People

Waged by the State. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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7/5/2017

Out of the Ashes of Western Civilization

Some things can still be saved, if property is inviolate, says Butler Shaffer.

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6/26/2017

Were You Really Surprised?

Butler Shaffer on shooting congressmen in a barrel.

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6/20/2017

Law in a Stateless Society

Butler Shaffer on justice.

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6/15/2017

The Freak Show That Never Leaves Town

Butler Shaffer on the American regime.

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6/12/2017

Wars Against Children

That’s all wars, says Butler Shaffer.

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5/31/2017

Socialism Killed Both

Butler Shaffer on the left and right.

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5/2/2017

The Myth of the Constitution

And of a “gov’t of laws, not of men.” Article by Butler Shaffer.

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4/5/2017

The Decline and Fall of Collectivism

It contradicts human nature and civilization. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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12/16/2016

The Democracy Bubble

Butler Shafer on popping it, for peace, freedom, and justice.

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11/17/2016

The Dustbin of Fallen Civilizations and Empires

Welcome to it. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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10/25/2016

The Sex Talk Tapes

Butler Shaffer and Jack Douglas don’t have the vapors.

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10/10/2016

It’s Fundamentally Anti-Human

Butler Shaffer on the state.

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10/5/2016

All Football Is Propaganda for the Warfare State

Not to worry if someone doesn’t play along. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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9/6/2016

We Need Anarchy

More than ever, says Butler Shaffer.

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8/15/2016

Thought Control

Butler Shaffer on the unasked questions.

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7/16/2016

When the State Enforces an Idea, Doubt It

For example, global warming is actually good, says Butler Shaffer.

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5/21/2016

Butler Shaffer in Darkest GOPland

At the 2008 Minnesota convention.

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4/14/2016

Infantile Paralysis on Campus

Butler Shaffer on SJWs.

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4/12/2016

When the Uniformed Victims Come Home

Butler Shaffer on soldiers.

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2/19/2016

Eulogy for a Civilization

Ours. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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2/18/2016

The Persecuted Businessman

And his demonization at this time of year. Article by Butler Shaffer.

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12/14/2015

The Central State Is Over

Radical decentralization is happening now, says Butler Shaffer.

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10/2/2015

Passion for Life vs. Lust for Power

Butler Shaffer on Planned Parenthood.

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9/5/2015

Don’t Trust Anyone Running for Office

They’re all socialists, says Butler Shaffer.

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8/21/2015

Gays Have Always Been Free To Marry

The state’s imprimatur is not an improvement, says Butler Shaffer.

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7/7/2015

Love Children?

Then hail the Industrial Revolution and fight the state, says Butler Shaffer.

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5/19/2015

A Permanent Underclass of Zombies

Butler Shaffer on the goal of State eugenics.

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3/20/2015

The State’s War on Life

What else would we expect from a gang of psychopaths? Article by Butler Shaffer.

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3/10/2015

Cannibals Run the Government

Butler Shaffer on why the regime is doomed.

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2/16/2015

The Case for Ebenezer

He was a good guy, says Butler Shaffer.

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12/24/2014

Ayn Rand’s Right-Hand Man

Butler Shaffer remembers Nathaniel Branden.

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12/8/2014