Petri Kajanderfreedom

Episode 11

petri — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:31:46 +0000

The 25th of March guest appearance on Don Nicoloff’s Evident Footprint show. Discussing about life without money, how long the recession will last, creativity, what is important, freedom and responsibility and how to get more fulfilling life.

What central banks should do?

petri — Wed, 30 May 2007 09:02:57 +0000

Gary has very clear advice: nada de nada.

Back to basics

petri — Fri, 25 May 2007 09:17:34 +0000

A recent interview of Lew Rockwell.

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

petri — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:57:37 +0000

Go and check this out The U.S. vs. John Lennon. A well-made documentary that shows the other side of John Lennon that focused on social and political issues. The official web-site.

Defences Services need no government

petri — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:50:19 +0000

For many the government is the only option available when one is talking about defence. This does not need to be the case. Get convinced by reading an excerpt from Murray Rothbard’s Power & Market (pdf).

Governments are killing you

petri — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:27:04 +0000

“Too many people living in democracies are lulled into believing that they are free because they have the right to vote and elections are held periodically. If you take conscription for military service as an example, I think you would find that if it was proclaimed by a sole monarch, the people would revolt and disobey. However, in a democracy, when the politicians vote for it, the people comply and still think they are free.”

In the twentieth century 170 million people were killed by governments. It’s the bloodiest century in all history. Read an excerpt from A Century of War by John V. Denson.

Compulsion – not necessary even in disputes

petri — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:15:58 +0000

We have assumed that there is only one way to solve disputes: commission a government monopoly over all people in case they might have some issues between each other. However, this assumption is not the only way to live – actually we have real life examples around us every day.

Not convinced yet? Read Market Chosen Law by Edward Stringham.

Liberty and protection of the liberty

petri — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:04:42 +0000

Our current societies involve a third party called government that is authorised to incur into any violent actions and force in order to protect its citizens. However just by watching the news it’s nothing new to realise that these powers are also used against the very people who give them to its agent, the state.

A life without a state above its people is possible and here’s an excellent excerpt from Murray N. Rothbard’s The Ethics of Liberty about The Right to Self-defense.

Sound Money

petri — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:24:11 +0000

Ludwig von Mises: “It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments.”

Read the article by Thorsten Polleit.

Francisco's Money Speech

petri — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:53:28 +0000

From Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged:

“So you think that money is the root of all evil?” said Francisco d’Anconia. “Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil? Continue reading..