Free Talk Live

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...a regular listener to Free Talk Live, a libertarian/voluntaryist talk show syndicated on 80+ radio stations across America, and by internet and satellite feed around the world. The topic of private production of justice comes up frequently, and while the hosts usually do an excellent job of describing some of the theories of various thinkers on the topic, you can almost feel the disbelief, not necessarily of the callers, but of the other listeners.

Through his charity group ahumanright.org, Grammatis aims to set up a network of satellites that will provide free internet access to everyone in the world. He’s starting by attempting to buy a single used satellite that’s already in orbit and moving it to a location above a developing country.

International arbitration can exist without government!

A BBS user describes how Stephan Kinsella changed his mind about the compatibility of corporations with libertarianism.

Florida courts are rocketing through mortgage cases with hearings lasting mere seconds. Would this happen in private arbitration? The foreclosure hearing lasted less than 20 seconds, with Judge John Carlin asking her two questions: Are you current on your mortgage and are you living in the home? She answered no and yes and then offered to show him her paperwork.

"I don't need to see that. That's between you and the bank," he said as he gave Ms. Hill Scott, her husband and three grandchildren 60 days to work out a deal with their lender or vacate their three-bedroom house.

What do you think of "Intellectual Property" rights? I changed my mind after reading some of Stephan Kinsella's work.

Resource scarcity is the foundational principle underpinning the social construct of property rights. Kinsella states that there are no property rights in situations where there is no resource scarcity.

From that perspective, this young man is not being prosecuted, he is being persecuted.

Law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, even going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that surfaced in a lawsuit.

(by Declan McCullagh): Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.