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The Myth of "The Rule of Law"

The theory of a republic is essentially that, in contrast to democracy in which there is tyranny of the majority and in contrast to monarchy in which there is the rule of a single man or oligarchy, the law itself is what rules rather than men. In essence...

Posted 28 April 2008 05:43 AM by Brainpolice | with no comments

Filed under: Determinism, The Calculation Problem, Democracy, Constitution, Social Contract, Human Nature, Prohibition, Crime and Punishment

Definitions

So I put together some relatively witty definitions of my terms. If you're not offended by at least one of these, then you are awesome! Constitutionalism - The belief that a piece of paper drafted and signed by a tiny aristocracy of men is a legitimate...

Posted 18 April 2008 01:08 AM by Brainpolice | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Minarchism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Racism, Collectivism, Democracy, Altruism, War, Constitution, Social Contract, Religion, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, conservatism, Environmentalism

The Myth of the Social Contract

One of the most erroneous political ideas is the notion of the social contract. The idea is that the legitimacy of a government is based on a social contract between the people and the government. In America, the constitution is supposed to be our social...

Posted 17 December 2007 08:20 AM by Brainpolice | 13 comment(s)

Filed under: Anarchism, Sovereignty, Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Social Contract, Consent, Natural Rights

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