As libertarians, the question of participation in a statist society can be a great challenge. How can we claim to be resolutely anti-state, anti-war and anti-violence while at the same time driving on public roads, consuming public services, and paying the very taxes that make the coercive power of the state possible? If we are […]

An article Wilt Alston and I wrote showing the terrible effects of government 'aid' to farmers... read more | digg story Stefan Molyneux, is the host of Freedomain (www.freedomain.com), the most popular philosophy site on the Internet, and a "Top 10" Finalist in the 2007-2010 Podcast Awards.

Imagine that a farmer comes to you for advice. "My chickens keep dying," he complains, "and I have no idea why!" "What do they die of?" you ask. "Oh, the usual – diseases spread like wildfire, and they often get crushed to death – or just asphyxiate." "Asphyxiate?" you reply, rather startled. "How so?" "Well," […]

Below, please find the first few pages on my new book: On Truth: The Tyranny of Illusion, available at lulu. From a short-term, merely practical standpoint, you really do not want to read this book. This book will mess up your life, as you know it. This book will change every single one of your […]

By far the most common objection to the idea of a stateless society is the belief that one or more private Dispute Resolution Organizations (DROs) would overpower all the others and create a new government. This belief is erroneous at every conceivable level, but has a kind of rugged persistence that is almost admirable. Here […]

How can a society without a government pay for national defense? Many people, when first hearing the concept of a stateless society, cannot imagine how collective defense could possibly be paid for the absence of taxation. This is an important question to ask, but there is a way of answering it that also answers many […]

What is Freedomain? Freedomain is a philosophical conversation based on empirical logic and the Socratic method, designed to help you bring the maximum freedom and happiness into your life. Philosophy? Really? Isn't philosophy kind of, well – useless? Post-modern philosophy, in general, yes. In terms of how you can make sense of your life, and […]

One of the most horrendous aspects of the government is the degree to which it dilutes, undercuts and destroys moral responsibility within society. Old women who would never rob their grandchildren at gunpoint feel perfectly entitled to cash their Social Security check. Gentle mothers who would pale at the thought of spanking their children will […]

By Stefan Molyneux Host, Freedomain http://www.freedomain.com/ Ah, my son, my son… He’s 40 years old, and really needs to change careers. When he was 20, he joined the Ku Klux Klan, because he was concerned that the Klan was getting too big, too aggressive. In those days, they were lynching some poor man every week, […]

About a year and a half ago, I started recording libertarian podcasts in my car during my drive to and from work. It seemed like a fun way to kill the time in traffic, and it also gave me a chance to help clarify my thoughts with regards to various issues that people had written […]