Previously I discussed and refuted the most common defenses for government legitimacy. However, some people have avoided the burden of proof completely by claiming that the question of government legitimacy itself is not even a valid issue. This appeal ad populum is essentially based on a false dichotomy. They claim […]
Previously, we discussed the negative stigma attached to questioning one’s government. The question we did not address, however, was the validity of the government to begin with. What makes the existing government legitimate? Why must we follow the laws and regulations decreed by men unknown to us? It is safe […]
To question one’s government – at least in the more “advanced” nations of the world – is often labeled as unpatriotic and ignorant. Government has been morphed into an entity towards which most people turn in times of strife and uncertainty. The common cry is for the government to “do […]
According to Wikipedia, money is “any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context.” Emphasis should be placed on the exchange function of money since it is that role alone which creates the need […]
