The Probability Broach: Metal detectors cause terrorism
Some parts of the author's worldview are almost reasonable, while others are way out there. And he doesn't know which is which.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/04/11/tpb-metal-detectors-cause-terrorism/
The Probability Broach: Minarchists vs. anarchocapitalists
L. Neil Smith asserts the free market can solve problems like law enforcement, but it's a case of "tell, don't show".
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/04/04/tpb-minarchists-vs-anarchocapitalists/
The Probability Broach: Anarchist standard time
Standards make society run, but fractious, disagreeable anarchists could never have them.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/03/28/tpb-anarchist-standard-time/
The Probability Broach: Soda pirates
"Property rights, but no laws" is a contradiction in terms.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/03/21/tpb-soda-pirates/
The Probability Broach: Worthless yellow rocks
L. Neil Smith almost unconsciously idolizes gold, even though his own philosophy doesn't assign it any special importance.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/03/14/tpb-worthless-yellow-rocks/
The Probability Broach: Corpus delicti
How would an anarcho-libertarian world respond to a deadly pandemic?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/03/07/tpb-corpus-delicti/
The Probability Broach: Blaming capitalism on socialism
People in this socialist dystopia seem to be completely on their own, but that's supposed to be what happens in capitalist economies.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/02/28/tpb-blaming-capitalism-on-socialism/
The Probability Broach: Peak oil
TPB assumes that all problems can be blamed on government, so much so that it doesn't feel the need to spell out the causality.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/02/21/tpb-peak-oil/
The Probability Broach: Meet L. Neil Smith
The author was a gun-obsessed libertarian who spent most of his time feuding with other libertarians.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/02/14/tpb-meet-l-neil-smith/
If you feel like reading about something other than real-world politics (and who could blame you), I'm embarking on another marathon review of a novel of libertarian fiction. I had so much fun disassembling Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, I had to do it again.
This time around, it's The Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith - an anarchist libertarian gun nut. There's going to be plenty of hilarity along the way. Join in!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/daylight/2025/02/07/the-probability-broach/
