Hans-Hermann Hoppe gave a lecture in Moscow today. They say about one and a half thousand people attended, which is very cool: soon stadiums will be gathering for libertarian lectures. As for me, I am posting the translation of another chapter of The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman.

In the chapter titled Opening the Gates, Friedman argues that the US should immediately return to a policy of unrestricted immigration (of course, while abandoning welfare and the minimum wage). Thus, he directly opposes the aforementioned Hoppe, who supports the right of citizens to self-isolate from unwashed foreigners.

I would love to see a debate between these two feisty old men. It could even be in a ring, for added spectacle. Hoppe, an immigrant advocating for closed borders, against Friedman, a native-born American advocating for open ones. The world is full of paradoxes, which is what makes it beautiful!

I am posting the translation of two more chapters “The Machinery of Freedom” by David Friedman, dedicated to the criticism and constructive proposals for the reform of universities (spoiler: universities are being “Uberized,” although, of course, such a word had not yet been invented in the seventies of the last century).

I also slightly revised the numbering structure of the chapters in the second part of the book, as previously my epigraph had the number 2-1, as if it were a separate chapter. Now it is page 2-0.

So.
Chapter 3. The Unsolvable Problem of Universities
Chapter 4. Adam Smith’s University

After a long break, I finally got around to editing the accumulated translations of individual chapters of “Mechanics of Freedom”.

The second part of Mechanics of Freedom, “Libertarian Deriban, or How to Sell Off the State Piece by Piece,” is dedicated to various ideas of liberal reforms that do not require the abolition of the state to be launched, but significantly reduce its role.

The poem “Paranoia”, which serves as the epigraph to this part of the book, was quite difficult for me due to its nightmare of a meter. Of course, from an academic standpoint, I should not have used a profane rhyme there, but rather left an ellipsis, as the author did, rhyming the necessary word with “bed,” for example. But, being a feminist, I limit the use of the word “yebat” [fuck] only to idioms, like “yebat vola” [to waste time] or “yebat mozg” [to mess with someone’s head]; as for voluntary sex between people—only “yebat’sya” [to fuck], and nothing else. That doesn’t fit the meter, so the word was tucked into the middle of the line, which, in turn, required its use in an explicit form. Thus, political correctness defeated propriety)))

In the chapter “Selling Schools”, Friedman presents the concept of school vouchers, which since its original utterance has been quite widely publicized, entering, in particular, the program of the Libertarian Party of Russia, but seems to have never been fully implemented anywhere—the state desperately clings to its right to fuck children’s heads.

In the chapter “Radical Critique of American Universities”, Friedman took the easy way out and entrusted the critique entirely to the famous 18th-century economist Adam Smith. Smith, having subdued time and space, condescended to the request and thoroughly blasted mid-20th-century American universities.

The “Daily Friedman” column is back with you! I am publishing the final tenth chapter of The Machinery of Freedom “I Want for Nothing”. In it, David Friedman discusses the harmful idea of designating a special class of needs that have infinite value, as this invalidates the entire concept of freedom.

A compiled file of the first part of the book in epub format will be ready in a while, but for now, the most impatient can read the text on the website.

I am posting the ninth chapter of The Machinery of Freedom, “Exploitation and Interest”. Here, David Friedman briefly explains what is wrong with the Marxist teaching about the exploitation of workers’ labor by capitalists, why charging interest is legitimate, and why an inheritance should go to the heir rather than being distributed equally to everyone.

Only one chapter remains until the end of the first part; its translation has already been sent and only needs to be edited. Then, the first part will be posted as a single file for download, and we will move forward. The process is moving briskly; send your money to the wallet 1AFkD2bazCs5YZBBrSD7HsRMWLmRbg6QBo so that it continues cheerfully as well.

If anyone has a publishing house in mind to release a small print run of The Machinery of Freedom on paper, you can start making inquiries in advance to discuss the details, so that upon completion of the translation, no time is wasted on negotiations about publication.

Today I am pleased to present three new chapters from The Machinery of Freedom all at once. The pool of translators has remained small but very productive, and I am now quite heavily loaded with editing work that can no longer be delegated to anyone.

In the chapter “Robin Hood Will Sell You Out”, Friedman demonstrates some non-obvious mechanisms of how welfare systems, formally created to help the poor, de facto redistribute money in favor of the rich. He also states that such government behavior is not a system error, but the system itself.

In the chapter “The Rich Get Richer, and the Poor Get Richer”, the title is telling enough to understand what it is about. It explains why the impoverishment of the working class, as Marx dreamed, does not occur in a free market, but instead there is a movement toward general prosperity.

Finally, in the chapter “Monopolies I. How to Lose Your Shirt”, Friedman vividly describes how miserable the fate of monopolies is in a free market, and how miserable the fate of those is who are unlucky enough to deal with government monopolies.

On this wonderful holiday, US Independence Day, enjoy the classics of anarcho-capitalist propaganda! By the way, hello to everyone who came via a tip from the Classical Liberal channel; I am very glad to have you, make yourselves comfortable.

I have posted the translation of the short fourth chapter The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman. So far, the process is funded only by Bitarch, but you have the opportunity to add your own name to the acknowledgments section when preparing the final text, which I will definitely do. I would be glad to receive your donations to pay for the translation to a separate wallet: 1AFkD2bazCs5YZBBrSD7HsRMWLmRbg6QBo

I also invite everyone interested to write their reviews of the book. I would like to attach the most insightful ones to the translated text. Preferably, of course, not in the “read it – liked it” format, but of a more review-analytical nature.

I’ve posted the second chapter of David Friedman’s “The Machinery of Freedom”; it’s quite short. The third was posted a couple of months ago, and the fourth is currently being translated. In short, the process has started.

Once we finish the first part, I will polish the posted material to bring it to a consistent style and create an epub. I will do the same with the remaining parts.

So far, one translator has actively joined the project, and two more are getting ready while clearing other tasks. If you feel capable of taking on this work, let’s collaborate. The estimated payment is 400 rubles per standard page of source text (1,800 characters including spaces).

I was distracted from the translation for quite a while, but I have recently returned to it. I present to you the first chapter of David Friedman’s The Machinery of Freedom – In Defense of Property.

I hope I have enough momentum to continue the work for some time, but the best way to influence my priorities is to financially support those of my endeavors that are most interesting to you. For those who wish to sponsor the translation of The Machinery of Freedom specifically, rather than just abstractly support the project as a whole, I have set up a separate bitcoin wallet: 1AFkD2bazCs5YZBBrSD7HsRMWLmRbg6QBo

As for those who prefer to use a lightning bot in Telegram for donations, you can simply specify the purpose of the payment in the comment.

I would also be incredibly happy if you joined the translation work. It is very simple: go to the section where the original book is posted, choose any chapter that no one has taken on yet — and go for it.