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Hunter Hastings

About Hunter Hastings

Hunter Hastings is the Executive Director at Center for Individualism. He's an economist, venture capitalist, and lifelong advocate for liberty, economic freedom, and individual entrepreneurship.

Hunter’s current research is focused on the intersection of 21st century individualism, emerging technology and the radical decentralization that is freeing markets and creating a new spectrum of individual opportunity. His newest book is The Interconnected Individual, co-authored with Jeff Saperstein, to be published by Business Expert Press in 2018.

Entries by Hunter Hastings

Tyranny Arrives With Exaggerations, Half-Truths, Distortions, And Outright Lies.

December 18, 2020 in /by

Tyranny, it is believed, does not happen to us, for it’s not really tyranny if its stated goal is our salvation – if it promises to protect us from dangers that we are assured are real, large, and looming. And those few ideological freaks who recklessly insist on calling our saviors “tyrants” do not appreciate the need for quick and decisive action from the top. These freaks should be ignored, and perhaps even forcibly silenced.

13 Observations Suggest That This Is Not America Any More.

December 16, 2020 in /by

Our freedoms to speak and worship freely are being diminished almost daily. Dissent from hard-left orthodoxy is punished by job loss, ostracization, and on occasion violence. Rioters, looters and domestic terrorists are being coddled and even encouraged by the media, academia, and rotten-to-the-core politicians.

The Ethic Of Entrepreneurship.

December 15, 2020 in /by

All of us can adopt the entrepreneurial spirit, especially when we exercise it collaboratively with others in a team. That’s the entire concept of the economic principle of the division of labor. We all find and identify our own special contribution – the knowledge and skill that we alone possess and are capable of exercising on behalf of others – and then we deploy it in a joint effort with others towards the shared goal of serving others.

The Government’s Repression Of Small Business Occurs With The Full Approval And Support Of Big Business.

December 13, 2020 in /by

With lockdowns, politicians get to pick and choose what businesses survive and what businesses don’t.  They get to decide who’s essential and who isn’t. By and large, corporations, having interests aligned with politicians, are considered essential.  Small businesses aren’t.  Walmart lives.  Dick’s barbershop dies.  McDonald’s survives.  Tito’s Tacos doesn’t.

Refusing To Give In To The Absurd Dictates Of Politicians And Experts Is The Only Path To Victory.

December 12, 2020 in /by

There has been increased resistance to illogical, disruptive measures such as closures of schools, playgrounds, and outdoor dining. The more of us who reject the idea that avoiding the coronavirus should inform virtually every aspect of life, the harder it will be for these epidemiologists to achieve their goal of making the new normal last forever.

An Entrepreneur Who Dares To Celebrate Capitalism.

December 9, 2020 in /by

Much of today’s political class sees businesses as sources of funds to be drained to serve leftist purposes. This is plainly unsustainable. As British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher famously said, “the trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money” because no wealth is produced, only transferred.

“No Excuses” Is A Good Way To Go Through Life.

December 8, 2020 in /by

That’s why liberals promote excuses for any black failure and disavow any excuse for white failure. If you can control a group’s expectations, you can control their level of success. A generation of black people have had their expectations diminished by Critical Race Theory.

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