The enterprise of law
by Bruce Benson · first published 1990
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…law - this chapter of his book Machinery of Freedom is a good starting point on the theoretical case: http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Libertarian/Machinery_of_Freed... (I also recommend the book _The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without The State_ by Bruce L. Benson: http://www.amazon.com/The-Enterprise-Law-Justice-Without/dp/... )
on “The Non-Libertarian FAQ (aka Why I Hate Your Freedom)” ↗…differently might do so because they've thought more about it than an 8-year-old. Perhaps they've looked into the history or the economics of the situation. To remedy your amazement I recommend reading _The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without The State_ by Bruce Benson: http://www.amazon.com/The-Enterprise-Law-Justice-Without/dp/... And also perhaps _The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism_ by David Friedman…
…to bust into your house and set your baby on fire and much more likely to be polite and reasonable and helpful. If you want more info on how either of those work, I recommend to you a book called The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without The State that goes into a fair amount of detail on how much our system ALREADY relies on successful but overlooked free-market provision of police, fire departments, courts and other…
on “Inside the libertarian version of Burning Man: Guns, booze and bitcoin” ↗…on law and policing, then truly private prisons would both be way less common and nothing at all like what's talked about in the article. Some of the statistics on crime are outdated but Benson's The Enterprise of Law is a great book to look at understanding the problem here. Conditions were so terrible before the move for privatization in federal prisons (sometime in the 70's). With a move back toward that system…
on “How for-profit prisons have become the biggest lobby no one is talking about” ↗…history, the modern police-prosecutor, victim-has-no-say approach to criminal charges is a relatively modern phenomenon. There are other ways to approach criminal law; I'd refer you to Bruce Benson's "Enterprise of Law" for more on that.
on “Whitehouse response to Aaron Swartz petition” ↗