God bless amaercia

and not for the reasons you think.

I was just in the land of the free and it sure as hell isn't anywhere near the capital of this fair land.

The land of the free, and by my limited accord the last bit of land like that we've got left, if Bozeman, Montana. Let me just list some of the common past-time activities which I took part in whilst exploring what people in the eastern part of this continent call "the west:"

1) Hunted ground squirrels with a 22 while driving around mountain roads in a truck. Yes we shot them from the truck, and no we didn't pick them up we left them to die.

2) Cooked a pig. One entire pig, gutted, choked with an apple, and lying in a bed of coals.

3) Learned how to use Bear Mace. Apparently it's somewhat stronger than regular mace as it has to account for a bit more beast per bitter.

4) Assumed the alpha male role among the members of the conference I attended.

5) Mingled with the locals. One stepped in for some drunken-close-talking and made me feel his guns (thankfully it was his arm mussel he was referring to, though at that moment I definitely imagined a number of things he could have meant by the proposal). He promptly stumbled out of the bar with a level nine droopy eye but not before announcing an epic closure to the night by screaming "WE'R LIVIN IN A DREAM WORLDT!!!"

6) Missed my plane because I was hung over and got upgraded to another flight for free.

7) Apparently they surf the lakes and rivers in montana, something I have got to see/partake in.

and it's all in the land of the free. You screw up your life its your own damn ass that gets grilled. I love it.

libertarian environmentalism

Environmentalism and Free Market Economics are totally completely holistically compatible.

In fact, free market economics, I would argue, is the only way to achieve long term peaceful environmental improvement.

To form this conclusion I start with the foundational principle that "evil" within humans, doesn't exist. I whole heartedly disagree with the premise that there exist so called "evil" people in this world. I do agree that there is bad education, mental illness, and perverse incentives, however this should by no means lead anyone who finds any amount of trust in their neighbor to conclude that another is by definition "evil." Such an assertion is the basis for a logical paradigm that leads to totalitarianism, communism, as well as generally irritating people. If one were to truly believe that there exist a sense of evil in people in this world, than they should just as soon, logically, confine themselves to a cube and live out their days with a catheter and feeding tube.

Society must trust. We carry out trusting instinctively. Learning to trust and distrust builds the basis for understanding contracts: both social and written. Trade, in all of it's forms, is the manifestation of trust. It follows that any restriction on trade is, at it's core, a laceration at a citizen's cognitive ability to trust and should be immoral.

Libertarian Environmentalism, as I define it, is an particular emphasis on human kind's ability to trust a contract that benefits them. Environmentalism benefits humans, therefore people request it and are willing to pay for it. If they were not, than they would be irate that their taxes were presently going to it; which is essentially the same thing. I citizens are willing to pay for it, why not let them do it individually, with the knowledge of trust that they individually have. I ask, if humans are not evil, why cannot they make decisions for themselves? I believe, and you may disagree with me, that individuals, and the entrepreneur represent the basis of trust we can believe in. Very little outside of that force has the incentive to achieve a catered local environmental movement that represents true change to a cleaner society.

Env't'al P-rights

Are most environmental regulations simply the present-day manifestation of property rights for future generations?

I was discussing the subject of recycling today and we were trying to allocate a property rights argument for or against recycling. It seems like any mandated recycling system is nothing more than a property right for future generations.

got lots going through my mind these days. I'll definitely be back soon.

North Hollywood Observations

I've been out of California for a while and on this renaissance journey to LA it almost seems as if I am going back to a second cousin's house that I used to spend christmas at as a child; only I recently found out my second cousin has a meth lab in the basement and has a human trafficking business on the side. Cutting up the roast beast has become a bit of an awkward encounter.

It's almost feel like "the one who got away." Like Darth Vader catching a cup of coffee with Obionekanobi a couple of years after he went to the dark side... "how how are things?" "Well ya know, it's good to see you... uh... I don't want to talk about my job."

Right now, i'm chilling in North Hollywood right. Waiting for my brother to come pick me up. I was running a seminar for the past week (working my tail off) and I finally, now, I have a chance to see my blooded generational monastic homey. My brother.

I really don't know when he'll show up, but it's ok. Leaves me a good opportunity to people watch. And here's what I see:

1. Good looking people.

2. Small dogs.

3. Paintings on buildings.

4. Egos.

5. People walking around with massive video cameras. I can't tell if the expression on their face is actual fatigue or them acting like they are fatigued. This kind of dull-blank stare that both boring people and overworked people have.

6. And also, correspondingly, everyone else can be categorized as people who are not batting an eye when people walk around with massive video cameras. I guess in hollywood it's the norm to hall around expensive looking equipment. I've got a philosophy book on my coffee-shop table, I suppose this is a similar beast.

7. Soul patches on wrinkly faces and trendy cloths on white haired people.

8 Excessive mixing of ethnic foods. I saw a Japanese hamburger place across the street from a Thai Pizza shack. It's like one big static cluster fuck of cuisine. I like it. Creatively destroy me some food.

9) Uneducated judgement. You can see it in their eyes.

10) Ridiculous clothing. People seem to match. I thought my New Glarus Brewing Co. sweatshirt was awesome, now I feel underdressed and outdated. (Nothing personal Dr. New Glarus. You know I think you totally rule, but I think you would agree, LA is not your target market.)

I think the big question to be answered in this venture to california is,

Is it creativity or confusion.