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| Frugal Recipes |
| Recipes for the frugal book |
| on 03 Jul 2015 by Wendy McElroy |
| Frugal Recipes |
| --small oven or stovetop --crockpot cooking --buy in bulk --cook in bulk and store uneaten in fridge or freezer --Plan meals. --cook from scratch, even convenience foods --If you've got it, use it --Review the facts. Keep track of food --Grow your own --Cash, not credit. Keep it separate --Keep morale high. Add surprises to your meals. --Know a deal when you see it. Know food prices --Stick together. Consult people about [read more] |
| LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES JUMP OUT OF THE CRAZY CLOSET |
| on 24 Sep 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES JUMP OUT OF THE CRAZY CLOSET by Wendy McElroy It is voting season and a fever of straw hats is falling. Hundreds of 'libertarians' have jumped out of the crazy closet in their candidate costumes that are emblazoned with “this time for sure!” Hundreds of thousands more will tick a box, as the media and politicians implore, and call [read more] |
| Flee Rather Than Stand Your Ground |
| Nothing is less passive than the act of fleeing, of exiting |
| on 26 Jul 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| The Italian Marxist and philosopher Paolo Virno was imprisoned in 1979 for his affiliation with the Red Brigades. The organization attempted to create a revolutionary state through acts of violent destabilization such as bank robbery. While in prison, Virno had a political epiphany which he later expressed as “Nothing is less passive than the act of fleeing, of exiting.” [read more] |
| If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him |
| Ideals are not disadvantages; they are prerequisites for real change. |
| on 26 May 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him by Wendy McElroy John Galt is the protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged and expresses her vision of the ideal man. The title of this article flashed at me during a discussion with a fellow who argued adamantly against idealism. He wanted it stamped out of libertarianism because harping on [read more] |
| GUIDE: THE ESSENTIALS OF LIBERTY PREPPING |
| Liberty is like luck; it favors the prepared. |
| on 12 Feb 2014 by Wendy McElroy |
| GUIDE: THE ESSENTIALS OF LIBERTY PREPPING by Wendy McElroy INDEX OF SECTIONS Introduction How to make your life a state-free zone The Freedom of Independence and Self-Reliance Conclusion INTRODUCTION “I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too [read more] |
| WHO CAN YOU TRUST? |
| Mistrust is a survival mechanism but trust is as well |
| on 16 Dec 2013 by Wendy McElroy |
| WHO CAN YOU TRUST? By Wendy McElroy Not government, not financial or religious institutions, not the media, not health or educational 'services', not corporations, not the legal system or police, not the military, not experts or academia. After you eliminate the State, who is left? Society – the dynamic of average people who produce and trade honestly through their own efforts. A [read more] |
| GOING GALT: INDIVIDUALS SECEDING |
| Everyone who produces and pays taxes is living for others to some degree. Their time, which is thei[...] |
| on 08 Dec 2013 by Wendy McElroy |
| GOING GALT: INDIVIDUALS SECEDING by Wendy McElroy “I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” --Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Everyone who produces and pays taxes is living for others to some degree. Their time, which is their life, supports the salaries of government [read more] |
| Non-Cooperation as a One-on-One Strategy |
| A display of consent that is backed by the reality of non-cooperation. |
| on 30 Nov 2013 by Wendy McElroy |
| Non-Cooperation as a One-on-One Strategy by Wendy McElroy Non-cooperation is most often associated with social movements but it can function on the individual level to preserve personal freedom. A person is as free as his ability to say “no.” But criminals who would compel compliance often respond with punishment backed up by force. It is far from clear how an [read more] |
| Secret Radio: A Neglected Freedom Strategy |
| Radio as a Non-Violent Resistance and Personal Prepping Strategy |
| on 21 Nov 2013 by Wendy McElroy |
| Secret Radio: A Neglected Freedom Strategy by Wendy McElroy In Part Two of the definitive 3-volume work The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Gene Sharp sketches the strategy of “alternative communication system.” Sharp writes, “Under political systems which have extensive control or monopoly over systems and media of communication, the creation by opposition groups of substitute systems of communication may constitute nonviolent intervention [read more] |
| Ringo, the ex-pat dog |
| Ringo is moving to Chile with us. |
| on 16 Nov 2013 by Wendy McElroy |
| Ringo, the ex-pat dog by Wendy McElroy Ringo is moving to Chile with us. The big guy wandered up our driveway four years ago in the dark, early hours of a fall morning. My study is just off the foyer, and I was hunkered down over my computer when Bear – a dog now deceased – erupted into a string of barking [read more] |
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