Campbell McFarlaneBitcoin: currency, commodity or just a consensual hallucination?If ducks collateralise Duckaroos — what collateralises Bitcoin? Nothing. What central bank or government stands ready to bail Bitcoin out…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Campbell McFarlaneUncle Donald deals in dodgy DucketsUncle Donald is the god-emperor of the duck universe. His currency, the Ducket, is like the Duckaroo in that it is also pegged to the…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Campbell McFarlaneYou can keep your paper money because I’m damn well going to make my own.What is money anyway? Once upon a time it was bits of precious metals we carried around in drawstring bags. Then the banks got in on the…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Campbell McFarlaneTrust not the horse, O Trojans.In Australia lawmaking has become a political act viewed from a partisan Left vs Right perspective. If a Labor politician proposes a bill…Jul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Campbell McFarlaneFreedom for speech, the press, truck drivers and pornWithout a bill of rights to protect us Australians are vulnerable to the tyranny of politicians who make our laws. Though as our country is…Jun 25, 2017Jun 25, 2017
Campbell McFarlaneEquality is a consensual hallucination (and I do not consent)A casual reader might mistake me for a dope smoking gay rights activist or a cop hating social justice warrior — but they have not read the…Jun 18, 20172Jun 18, 20172
Campbell McFarlaneCry havok and let slip the dogs of the Potato Marketing Corporation“…eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. It behooves…Jun 10, 2017Jun 10, 2017
Campbell McFarlaneIt’s Christians vs Lions (and the Marriage Act be damned)John Stuart Mill’s great essay On Liberty is required reading for libertarians and a good place to start for anyone interested in the…Jun 3, 2017Jun 3, 2017
Campbell McFarlaneLibertarian pride vs prejudiceThose who seek anti-discrimination laws may do so in the name of equality and diversity, to constrain the prejudices of others to make a…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Campbell McFarlaneTo keep speech free let’s no-platform the law-mongersThe Libertarian version of free speech wants no conditions, no boundaries and no apologies to anyone. The Conservative Right claims to…Apr 29, 2017Apr 29, 2017