VIDEO CONTEST: Mesh Schoolcraft with Szasz

[cross-posted to FreeKeene.com from PeteEyre.com/Schoolcraft]


Incentive: 100-FRNs or its equivalent in silver
Deadline
: Midnight EST March 31st, 2012. Send an email to “copblock [at] gmail [dot] org” with “Szasz” in the subject line and a link to your video
Details
: All submitted videos will be added to a playlist on CopBlock’s YouTube channel (link will be updated when created). In early April a poll on CopBlock.org will be up for a week, asking visitors to vote for their favorite. The individual who made the video with the most votes on Midnight EST April 7th, 2012 will be receive their choice of 100FRNs or its equivalent in silver

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FKTV – Episode 33 – March 5th, 2012

One of our best episodes yet.

On this weeks episode:

1. Bearcat Conclusion
2. Ali Haven’s Editorial on the Bearcat situation
3. Keene residents Pete Eyre and Ademo Freeman on John Stossel’s Illegal Everything show
4. Derrick J Freeman presents a video and commentary about his recent interactions at a Keene area school
5.  Adam Kokesh’s The Message of Freedom in One Minute

 

 

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Personal Reputation: A Powerful Incentive

Kevin DeanSixteen months ago I made public a debt owed to me by my friend Kevin (and his then-wife Lindsay) in the hopes that it’d help me get repaid.

In an exhausitve post I gave an overview of the situation, a timeline of exchanges between me and Kevin, and screenshots of related email correspondence. As I noted at that time:

I’m making this debt public this for two reasons. First, in the hopes that it incentives Kevin to repay what he himself admits that he owes. Second, to lessen the asymmetry of information – so that others who may interact with Kevin on a business level are aware his history (at least with me), so that they can make more-informed decisions.

I had hoped I wouldn’t have to write this post. But, as an advocate of individual freedom and responsibility and someone who believes that each of our reputation’s is the most-important thing we have, I feel it’s the best option I have.

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What Good Things Does Your Government Do?

What good things does your government do? Seriously. Ask yourself that question.

Are there some things now done by government employees that you’d rather not pay for (war)? Are there some things done by government employees that you’d still want done but recognize the current inefficiency (roads) and poor customer service (police)?

Surely those goods/services could be provided more-efficiently and more morally absent a monopoly.

Here’s a short ditty written by John Harvey. It’s catchy, smart and pretty spot-on:

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