A note about the preceeding essay

The essay in the post previous to this one recovers a lot of ground that was covered in earlier essays, especially those posted in the first couple of months of this blog. This essay in particular was inspired by discussion of libertarianism at Lawrence Auster's traditionalist blog "A View From the Right", particularly this entry:

http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/017920.html

and this one:

http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/017975.html

and by Dr. Steve Burton's response to Mr. Auster's arguments found at the traditionalist blog "What's Wrong With the World" here:

http://www.whatswrongwiththeworld.net/2010/11/the_transparent_fraud_1.html

I commented on Dr. Burton's post here:

http://www.whatswrongwiththeworld.net/2010/11/the_transparent_fraud_1.html#comment-155453

and my essay "Freedom in Society" is an expansion of sorts, of my comments there.