http://xelent.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. ..." en Vox Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:00:44 +0000 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/more-wine-cobber.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/more-wine-cobber.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/more-wine-cobber.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:00:44 +0000 This story is just a fascinating look at the utter contempt the police force hold for the general public. A senior policemen Jim Torbet was arrested and on bail for stealing wine at an M & S store in Shoreham on Sea has now committed suicide. His... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/more-wine-cobber.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d01098107371b000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> suicide wine police http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/power-of-the-market.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/power-of-the-market.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/power-of-the-market.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:26:48 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/video/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa96a18dd10002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa96a18dd10002-50si" alt="The Pencil" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Milton Freidman often made simple ideas powerful and this is an example of one of his finest by far. Regrettably he was corrupted by the power of the state under Ronald Reagan and managed to make the free market its patsy for govt failure ever si... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/power-of-the-market.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa96a233bf0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> market production pencil free market milton freidman power of the market http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/what-is-freedom.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/what-is-freedom.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/what-is-freedom.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:50:28 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/video/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7ff39ef000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7ff39ef000e-50si" alt="Pete Stark Blows Up Over National Debt" /></a> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/video/6a00c225217eb1549d00fad6b070c00005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d00fad6b070c00005-50si" alt="Our &#39;freedom loving&#39; dictator" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A major criticism of libertarian thought is that it is all doom and gloom and that it cannot accept compromise of any sort. That it is an all or nothing mantra espoused by a dank and less than cheerful minority. Now I can agree that indeed there a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/what-is-freedom.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d00fad6b0711d0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government tax violence free freedom force democracy taxation peter stark intiation of force http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/freedom-as-opposed-to-fairness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/freedom-as-opposed-to-fairness.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/freedom-as-opposed-to-fairness.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:43:44 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225217eb1549d00fad6af65a80005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d00fad6af65a80005-50si" alt="Social Justice" /></a> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/video/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa969dd7590002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa969dd7590002-50si" alt="Is Taxation Voluntary?" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Fairness is often a word banded around by politicians, particularly by those in the Labour party, but they are not exclusive to its use, it’s often known as ‘social justice’ too. Indeed it’s a word that appeals to the ‘fair minded’ within society.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/freedom-as-opposed-to-fairness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7fe103a000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government tax fear fair force income fairness vat taxation coercion wealth redistribution http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/blaming-the-capitalists.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/blaming-the-capitalists.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/blaming-the-capitalists.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:57:18 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7fbfb16000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7fbfb16000e-50si" alt="Dick Fuld" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It’s interesting to see that the knives are out for capitalists once again, just as soon as the economy takes a nose dive. We see the Mirror attempting a psychological stoning of Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld (aka the gorilla) for the perceived ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/blaming-the-capitalists.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7fbce17000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> market wealth recession capitalists http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/cold-war-rants-from-the-head-boy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/cold-war-rants-from-the-head-boy.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/cold-war-rants-from-the-head-boy.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:43:05 +0100 Well it appears that Russia is in sighting a new cold war front… Hmmn, as said by our own head prefect of the West, David Milliband… behind so much of the rhetoric of western govts within the last few days, it is clear who is in-sighting a new co... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/cold-war-rants-from-the-head-boy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d00fad6a743a20005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> georgia usa russia hypocrisy serbia kosovo south ossetia david milliband head prefect http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/why-bother-working-these-days.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/why-bother-working-these-days.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/why-bother-working-these-days.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:37:22 +0100 I was driven to think about the absurd situation that most single people have in life regarding working. Most of us agree that we work out of a sheer need and desire for a better lifestyle. It’s a very good reason actually, born out of a need t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/why-bother-working-these-days.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7f3919b000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work tax rent earnings families labour benefits social housing council tax council housing inept tax credits housing association housing benefit hard working http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/a-tribute-to-a-dude.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/a-tribute-to-a-dude.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/a-tribute-to-a-dude.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:41:25 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/video/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7f29016000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d0100a7f29016000e-50si" alt="&#39;Chocolate Chip&#39; by Isaac Hayes" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A fine singer that died recently... Issac Hayes was amongst its finest.. Apart from his brain dead Scientology nonsense... His voice was legendary, for which the world of music will be eternally grateful... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/a-tribute-to-a-dude.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d00fae8d61d60000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chocolate chip funk scientology issac hayes http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/elf-safety.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/elf-safety.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/elf-safety.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:17:50 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225217eb1549d00fae8d5f148000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d00fae8d5f148000b-50si" alt="Lifeboat incarcerated" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The latest stupidity regarding health and safety laws has emerged once again, as seen here in the Daily Mail. After saving a schoolgirl from a near drowning, the boat was immediately confiscated and impounded by health and safety executives. The ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/elf-safety.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa96915f010002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government stupidity rescue health and safety regulation daily mail lifebooat http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/government-porn-inflation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(xelent) http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/government-porn-inflation.html?_c=feed-rss http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/government-porn-inflation.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:47:06 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225217eb1549d00fae8d5f43a000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c225217eb1549d00fae8d5f43a000b-50si" alt="I think I&#39;ve bitten off more than I can chew" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The latest news regarding the inflation rate of 4.4% for the month of July is yet more evidence of Gordon Browns thievery since the debacle surrounding the Northern Rock bank bail out. Indeed more evidence of the govt pumping the money supply hard... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://xelent.vox.com/library/post/government-porn-inflation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225217eb1549d00fa969156710003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> porn radicals sharks inflation politicians free market governments mises institute economic downturn global economics economic cycle