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Excess Wealth – Why you should thank the 1%

I’ve been living in Ecuador for the last 2.5 years, and my wife and I noticed something almost immediately. There are no second-hand stores here. I mean, none. There are open markets where you can occasionally find merchants selling used clothes. But even then, its mostly donations from abroad or just cheap knock-offs. (I once […]

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A few thoughts on the right to self-defense

“The right to punch ends at the other person’s nose”. This is a common saying among us freedom-loving types. And I get it. It’s succinct and demonstrates the principle well. But I’ve always had a problem with it.   Doesn’t that imply that my right to block ends at your arm? Or that I am […]