tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7568263351704372435..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Jeffery Tucker Responds to EPJ about Murray RothbardRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-13638851200559619382013-01-30T16:47:45.275-05:002013-01-30T16:47:45.275-05:00@ReformedLibertarian
I too am Calvinist in my the...@ReformedLibertarian<br /><br />I too am Calvinist in my theology, as well as a libertarian. I don't see how being opposed to IP is any more leftist than being opposed to other traditional "conservative" values, like imperialism, protectionism, censorship, etc. Nothing is more obvious than that if you have to protect "ideas" that are written in an exact and lengthy form itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83030134942119189082013-01-30T16:45:18.605-05:002013-01-30T16:45:18.605-05:00@TaylorConant
You are mistaken on North's rev...@TaylorConant<br /><br />You are mistaken on North's reverence for the Constitution. He wrote a book on this subject called Conspiracy in Philadelphia. He is one of the harshest Libertarian critics of the US Constitution. Now, he, and I presume even you would tend to think that if the Constitution was at least followed to the letter, the people living in the US would be better off. They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85469804704979513202013-01-20T02:19:06.775-05:002013-01-20T02:19:06.775-05:00pathetic wenzel.if anyone analyses IP from first p...pathetic wenzel.if anyone analyses IP from first principles, ie understanding why we evolved property rights in the first place (short answer: to handle the problem of scarcity of economic goods),it is obvious that intellectual 'property' is no property at all.<br />also for an austrian school adherent,you and murphy dont shy away from making pronouncements about how much inflation is Dsylexichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882859273018168075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86892512597154945782013-01-19T15:07:01.811-05:002013-01-19T15:07:01.811-05:00I am confused as to why EPJ thinks it knows the mo...I am confused as to why EPJ thinks it knows the most profitable way to run an online bookstore. Mr Tucker is a committed advocate of freedom and liberty and I think it is not in the best interest of the movement to try and brandish him through passive accusations and innuendo.<br />Mr Tucker's explanation makes perfect sense, if a little awkward. He promotes the books that are popular right Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30035593178592896152013-01-19T08:06:19.941-05:002013-01-19T08:06:19.941-05:00the "liberty movement" is a movement to ...the "liberty movement" is a movement to take over the GOP and to promote liberty candidates within it. Of course there are plenty of libertarians who aren't interested in voting or fighting back within the GOP so they would not be part of it however there are many thousands of people who are committed to fighting the neocons in the GOP and promoting liberty candidatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35144524502257445682013-01-18T20:40:46.628-05:002013-01-18T20:40:46.628-05:00I shouldn't respond. You seem like a troll uni...I shouldn't respond. You seem like a troll uninterested in facts. For example, my name is Scott not Sean. As they say about no good deed going unpunished...<br /><br />So fact-check what I posted with LFB yourself. Most of what is posted on this page denigrating Tucker and Rothbard is garbage, including your reply.Scott Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270655527655803743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76424100902055419532013-01-18T19:11:35.586-05:002013-01-18T19:11:35.586-05:00Sean O,
You did more to damage Tucker than to hel...Sean O,<br /><br />You did more to damage Tucker than to help him with your comment. Second party accounts are always suspicious. It's what the guy who made up the fake girl friend is doing now--talking through a girl he has revealed all to. If Jeff has something to say he should be the one to say it.<br /><br />And as far as Murray being Jeff's friend what do you really know about the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85886079031771401612013-01-18T17:24:41.610-05:002013-01-18T17:24:41.610-05:00I posted this at http://www.economicpolicyjournal....I posted this at http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/01/jeff-tucker-declines-to-be-interviewed.html , but it should be posted here.<br /><br />I wrote Jeff, he's an acquaintance. I wrote him with no intention of posting anything he said, but I hope he will forgive me for this; it's just as I suspected. He said, "I'm not even sure what he [Wenzel] is talking about with this Scott Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270655527655803743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1170455662603269992013-01-17T18:33:24.776-05:002013-01-17T18:33:24.776-05:00Tony,
You make some strong points. If Molyneux is...Tony,<br /><br />You make some strong points. If Molyneux isn't "in the movement" then I'd like his critics to explain what he is really after. A cult? Socialism? I mean what program is he on?<br /><br />I also agree that libertarianism is not a "movement". The people who talk about "the movement" are the sheeple who think someone else is going to come hack Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89873097340144928782013-01-17T17:36:31.066-05:002013-01-17T17:36:31.066-05:00Stefan Molyneaux is "supposedly" in the ...Stefan Molyneaux is "supposedly" in the liberty movement?<br /><br />Stop drinking the EPJ kool-aid. He is an anarcho-capitalist that thinks voting is wrong and futile. He's actually got a lot more conviction than i can say for a lot of other libertarians.<br /><br />The mere gal of putting him in a line up with the likes of Rand Paul and Doug Wead is tantamount to a form of Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60103002842743604112013-01-17T17:14:47.307-05:002013-01-17T17:14:47.307-05:00I'm sure The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and a...I'm sure The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and all of the others paid royalties for every single idea and inspiration they got from other people's work.<br /><br />Or maybe you think they got all of their inspiration and ideas in a vacuum.<br /><br />Again, PenguinProse, how much royalty have YOU paid for every single idea you had that was in one way or another inspired by the ideas of Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28950397210628783862013-01-17T15:56:56.627-05:002013-01-17T15:56:56.627-05:00Robert, I love your site and check it multiple tim...Robert, I love your site and check it multiple times a day. However, I think you dropped the ball on this one. You should really post an apology to Jeff Tucker. I think that if you jumped the gun before doing your research on LFB. Since, Jeff has taken over, LFB has really changed and pointed more into the direction of anarcho-capitalism. I appreciate it when you go after people supposedly in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32601276010085081122013-01-17T01:23:52.414-05:002013-01-17T01:23:52.414-05:00A note on an earlier comment. I just noticed that ...A note on an earlier comment. I just noticed that an early commenter made reference to the private life of an individual involved in this discussion. <br /><br />It was buried deep in a comment and I cleared it without reading the entire comment. In other words, I was not aware of the full comment. My apologies to the person involved. The comment has been deleted.<br /><br />I don't think Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33826006483854554352013-01-16T20:13:15.449-05:002013-01-16T20:13:15.449-05:00Bobby,
Cut the crap with Tucker, Kinsella and Fre...Bobby,<br /><br />Cut the crap with Tucker, Kinsella and French. Focus. Fight the real enemy: Crane's giant ass. If you need to mix it up, Palmer's exercise bulimia is in remission. Liberty Jerknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63930110722979983392013-01-16T20:08:38.524-05:002013-01-16T20:08:38.524-05:00Tucker is a class act, however Mark Skousen is a s...Tucker is a class act, however Mark Skousen is a snake in the grass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73557344995563986522013-01-16T14:24:29.950-05:002013-01-16T14:24:29.950-05:00Today, LFB even featured the anti-Rothbard Bob Mur...Today, LFB even featured the anti-Rothbard Bob Murphy. Despicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46742796312157797442013-01-16T14:14:32.696-05:002013-01-16T14:14:32.696-05:00Shocking! Mises not mentioned once on front page o...Shocking! Mises not mentioned once on front page of EPJ! Rothbard only mentioned once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39499830450170763132013-01-16T14:03:19.196-05:002013-01-16T14:03:19.196-05:00This. Basic Economics Bob.This. Basic Economics Bob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42726215343752154132013-01-16T13:15:27.776-05:002013-01-16T13:15:27.776-05:00One of the disadvantages to LFB is that Mises.org ...One of the disadvantages to LFB is that Mises.org has most of the liberty books for free. Too many of their ebooks of the week are free at mises.org. Ex. the ebook this week is The Driver, which is free at mises.org. LFB's goal has to be to differentiate itself from the mises instistute. LFB has begun to do it lately with new books from Hoppe and Casey. If anything, LFB features too much of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6000717233441426092013-01-16T11:56:41.940-05:002013-01-16T11:56:41.940-05:00Exactly. I think the post was just plain stupid to...Exactly. I think the post was just plain stupid to begin with. That coupled with the ham-handed jabs at anti-IP'ers have motivated me to stop visiting this site.JamesHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77284915097360856472013-01-16T10:28:02.560-05:002013-01-16T10:28:02.560-05:00http://bastiat.mises.org/
notice the header image...http://bastiat.mises.org/<br /><br />notice the header image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68046814923328908992013-01-16T10:07:26.647-05:002013-01-16T10:07:26.647-05:00Trying my best to put everything into a "non ...Trying my best to put everything into a "non drama" perspective:<br /><br />We know Wenzel is a huge cheerleader for Rothbard.(rightfully so)<br />So his motive is obvious.<br /><br />That being said, does anyone watch this video and think, "Well, that explains everything."?<br /><br />Tucker looks uncomfortable and we all know he's fully aware of "EPJ", so the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83386372487330452692013-01-16T09:35:20.751-05:002013-01-16T09:35:20.751-05:00I am an inventor. I am afraid of inventing new thi...I am an inventor. I am afraid of inventing new things that might infringe existing patents and wasting time with lawyers. So I invent less. My successful products are those that solve the needs of niche markets and are manufactured by secret techniques. <br /><br />The Beatles copied American blues and paid no royalties. The Odyssey, Iliad etc were freely copied stories told by professional Arthur Krolman, CFAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54304973407340699052013-01-16T09:33:19.717-05:002013-01-16T09:33:19.717-05:00Our ideas, our thoughts, the creations of our mind...Our ideas, our thoughts, the creations of our mind are stored on a physical medium; our brain.<br /><br />Every individual owns his own body and thus also his brain.<br /><br />When something is your property, that means you have the exclusive authority to decide how that resource can be used. To own an idea that other people are aware of, would mean you have the exclusive authority to decide howAustroAncaphttp://twitter.com/AustroAncapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77476183564043277802013-01-16T08:31:50.432-05:002013-01-16T08:31:50.432-05:00yes, you anti-I.P. people are so right! It's O...yes, you anti-I.P. people are so right! It's Orwelian, statist mind-control to suggest that the musical, scientific, engineering creations produced from thousands of excruciating hours of dedicated application of one's mind *and eventually marketed and sold in the public domain as a piece of PROPERTY* that people will pay *money* for...should be protected from theft. <br />I'm sure PenguinProsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602757897923349377noreply@blogger.com