http://disqus.com/people/jdtalley/enSat, 06 Jun 2009 19:36:37 -0000http://fr33agents.com/crasher-no-more/#comment-10573810I was thinking of the same quote, Nicky. Great post and I agree 100%.jdtalleySat, 06 Jun 2009 19:36:37 -0000http://fr33agents.com/my-name-is-nick-and-i-am-a-sports-fan/#comment-9211433Glad to have you here posting Nick. My friend, huh? ha!jdtalleyMon, 11 May 2009 14:32:35 -0000http://fr33agents.com/somalia-libertarian-paradise/#comment-9075589So if you don't support government you're mouth-foaming? Show me a government that stays limited and you might have a stronger argument. Until then I'm hoping for a society that doesn't feel the need to control one another.jdtalleyWed, 06 May 2009 19:41:04 -0000http://fr33agents.com/libertarianism-electoral-politics-and-the-gene-healy-standard/#comment-7162945I win!jdtalleyFri, 13 Mar 2009 02:09:51 -0000http://fr33agents.com/libertarianism-electoral-politics-and-the-gene-healy-standard/#comment-7161998libertarians have called the political class out for minimum wage laws but nobody cares what we have to say. It's sad but the reality is that the Democrats are the party of the poor people (in the minds of most). Therefor I think that Greg is on to something with having a candidate spring up from the left. Libertarianism needs to be more people centered anyway. We suggest that in a free society we'll all take care of each other in the absence of government. Maybe but I don't see the freedom movement breaking their necks to directly help their fellow man or woman. And I think this may be the next front to advance libertarian ideas. Lets bring back the mutual aid societies.jdtalleyFri, 13 Mar 2009 00:51:02 -0000http://fr33agents.com/libertarianism-electoral-politics-and-the-gene-healy-standard/#comment-7161005BTW - I picked that photo of Gene for your post because I think it's the dreamiest.jdtalleyThu, 12 Mar 2009 23:43:01 -0000http://fr33agents.com/libertarianism-electoral-politics-and-the-gene-healy-standard/#comment-7160981Good stuff and quick too. It'll take me a while to post the case for not voting. No, I think the prospects of government doing something good are bleak so I say we scrap the entire thing and let people live in a voluntary society. If they want to live under a government, go for it but people will need to agree to it, none of this social contract nonsense.<br><br>The USA was a good and noble effort but it failed. Pulling that voting lever down is more a vote for a majority to continue bulling the minority than for some asshole candidate.jdtalleyThu, 12 Mar 2009 23:41:50 -0000http://fr33agents.com/wheres-the-outrage-from-the-left/#comment-7158596Obama seems to be governing as a neo-conservative... so I'd hope that there would be more leftist outrage. John Stewart nails it:<br><br><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=220241&title=mess-opotamia-the-iraq-war-is" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?v...</a>jdtalleyThu, 12 Mar 2009 21:39:39 -0000http://fr33agents.com/the-female-combover-pioneer/#comment-7158471That clip was fantastic. Nice find.<br><br>None of these pundits who promote "Going Going" are people I've taken seriously. They generally don't give a shit about personal liberty but if you look at economic liberty the wrong way you'll be in for one severe hissy fit.jdtalleyThu, 12 Mar 2009 21:32:55 -0000http://fr33agents.com/my-2012-pick-drops-the-zimbabwe-bomb/#comment-7158293This brings up an area that we haven't covered here: electoral government as a way to bring about freedom. I think it's a widely considered solution with lots of resources put into it for little gain. I've given up on it but some libertarians I respect like Paul, Sanford, Flake, etc. Is there anyone else out there that looks good? The danger of course is that any politician can pull a Reagan and increase the government while decreasing civil liberties.jdtalleyThu, 12 Mar 2009 21:23:20 -0000http://fr33agents.com/reader-requests-libertarianism-the-five-minute-version/#comment-7117163I usually just tell people that I don't like being told what to do. But these days I focus on the moral argument, that government is violence and is in conflict with my moral code. So I can't endorse it by voting for it or fund it by paying taxes.<br><br>This normally raises eyebrows and jumpstarts a nice conversation which ends with me yelling STATIST! at them as they run away. Ok, that isn't always the case.jdtalleyWed, 11 Mar 2009 21:04:42 -0000http://fr33agents.com/about-me/#comment-7116762On one hand I'm really glad you're here. On the other I'm sad that I'm no longer the most handsome person who blogs at FR33 Agents.jdtalleyWed, 11 Mar 2009 20:46:49 -0000http://fr33agents.com/news-from-the-fringe/#comment-6999309Call me kooky but I also believe that "government licenses, taxes and currency are invalid," in a sense. Like currency, government is only possible if people have confidence in it so I would rather if people just stopped believing in it.<br><br>No doubt this is the fringe but I don't put my faith in a news article based on a press release by the feds.<br><br>Great to have you posting here, Greg.jdtalleySun, 08 Mar 2009 17:16:36 -0000http://fr33agents.com/tucker-carlson-dancing-with-the-libertarians/#comment-6704472Sorry Derrick, I should have been more clear.<br><br>I appreciated your comments. The term "crap" was slung at the 9-11 "truthers."jdtalleyFri, 27 Feb 2009 12:34:55 -0000http://fr33agents.com/tucker-carlson-dancing-with-the-libertarians/#comment-6557204Uggh. This crap has reached the sacred ixles of FR33 Agents. Boo!jdtalleyTue, 24 Feb 2009 03:44:40 -0000http://jerrybrito.org/post/79287995#comment-6368866My new hero.jdtalleyWed, 18 Feb 2009 01:35:10 -0000http://jdt.me/post/58400051#comment-6361916TestjdtalleyTue, 17 Feb 2009 22:52:40 -0000http://fr33agents.com/phelps-saga-continues/#comment-6175884We should compile all the various projects people are starting to boycott Kellogg's. I think that's the real free agents hook here. Although I'd much rather see people boycott their governments.<br><br>Great video find, Tom.jdtalleyWed, 11 Feb 2009 08:37:55 -0000http://fr33agents.com/feeling-libertarian/#comment-6153770Yes, an agora network! I've been discussing a similar idea with other agorists. The only problem that I see is making a convenient list for the man to eventually use against you.<br><br>One idea is to use craigslist and it's anonymizing features. Each post could be tagged #agora for easy searchability.<br><br>I would however like a list of agorists that I could solicit. So glad to see you started one.jdtalleyTue, 10 Feb 2009 20:44:18 -0000http://fr33agents.com/the-liberty-radio-network/#comment-6132157We want to do a podcast where we interview some of the interesting people we cover on this blog. It'll likely launch once we get the site into it's groove.jdtalleyTue, 10 Feb 2009 00:18:33 -0000http://fr33agents.com/create-your-own-government-or-dont/#comment-6124668Is this the same interview that Tom linked to in the post? :-)<br><br>It's a really god interview, Xaq, Keep up the good work with the podcrash.jdtalleyMon, 09 Feb 2009 18:02:48 -0000http://fr33agents.com/feeling-libertarian/#comment-6073572I really do appreciate what Prof. Hasnas had to say but I wish more libertarians shared the outlook by Sunni Maravillosa, including myself.<br><br>Libertarians have respected think tanks, legal foundations, advocacy groups, etc but I think we could use some charitable organizations. Perhaps bringing back the model of mutual aid societies with libertarians helping libertarians first.jdtalleySat, 07 Feb 2009 17:59:26 -0000http://fr33agents.com/tom-dilorenzo-assails-another-president/#comment-6050048Just 42 more presidents to go. Thanks for covering this, Morgan.jdtalleyFri, 06 Feb 2009 13:33:28 -0000http://fr33agents.com/let-us-compete/#comment-5721048Nice bit of activism there by the moving companies.jdtalleyFri, 30 Jan 2009 23:42:07 -0000http://fr33agents.com/1938-jimmy-stewart-movie-questions-taxation/#comment-5644720Cool. I've been meaning to watch it so I just added it to my netflix queue.jdtalleyThu, 29 Jan 2009 02:54:26 -0000