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  Encyclopedia: Karl Hess
Karl Hess (May 25, 1923–April 22, 1994), was a libertarian thinker, (called the "most beloved libertarian"), a veteran of World War II, ultimately a foe of the military-industrial complex, and a planner and applied-technologist.
Hess was a member of the Libertarian Party and served as editor of its newsletter from 1986 to 1990.
Hess was detained by the British for the duration of the war, then was a defendant at the Nuremberg Trials for crimes against peace and given a life sentence.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Karl-Hess   (1896 words)

  
 Karl Hess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Hess (May 25, 1923–April 22, 1994), was a libertarian writer whose career included stints on both the Republican right and the New Left.
Hess is widely credited with writing the famous line "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice," but others dispute his authorship of the phrase.
Hess wrote an intriguing account of an experiment that he and several friends and colleagues launched to bring self-built and self-managed technology into the direct service of the economic and social life of a poor, largely Afro-American neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Adams-Morgan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karl_Hess   (578 words)

  
 LP News Jun94 - Karl Hess: 1923-1994
Hess was editor of the Libertarian Party NEWS from 1986-1990 and afterward served as editor emeritus.
Hess was born in Washington, DC, in 1923, the son of Josef Karl Hess and Thelma Snyder Hess.
In 1992, Hess agreed toserve as the Libertarian Party's candidate for governor of West Virginia to call attention to the difficulties of ballot access in the state.
www.lp.org /lpn/9406-Hess.html   (960 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Hess examines the problematic nature of the elk herd since the mid-twenties, at which time the elk herd became so large that it posed a threat to the ecosystem.
Hess asserts that the Park has been biologically impoverished, not by the elk but, by the heavy-handedness of human management which caused the explosion in the elk population, and the demise of the solution to that population explosion.
Hess asserts that just as the elk had upset the balance between water, willow and beaver; humans have upset the balance between fire and the rejuvenation of vegetation.
www.colorado.edu /conflict/full_text_search/AllCRCDocs/hessrock.htm   (677 words)

  
 Frantz Karl Hess - Murderer
Frantz Karl Hess, second lieutenant of the thirty second " Zundercommando" stationed near the police and S.S. in Minsk was one of the eighteen convicts.
Hess: We took the people from their houses, they were locked in the cowshed, and there we shot them to death.
According to a section of the order submitted by the superior court of the SSSR, on the day of 19.4.43, the German Frantz Karl Hess born in 1909 in the village of Kastill of Louatmaritz County in the Soudet region, was charged to death by hanging.
www.eilatgordinlevitan.com /volozhin/vol_pages/stories_fkhess_murderer.html   (1075 words)

  
 From Far Right to Far Left - and Farther - With Karl Hess
Hess feels that the logic of decentralization and the impulse of people to take things onto their own hands is visible everywhere and will crumple Stalinist states at about the same rate it does capitalist ones.
In the shadow of buildings where power sits, Hess was seen once in a while, with long hair and a fl beard, wearing the field jacket and the olive drab pants and the boots that seemed to manifest both a disdain for the old lifestyle and a militant design to change it.
Hess' solution is both radical and reactionary: to eliminate government as far as possible, to throw out the Constitution and go back, for starters, to the Articles of Confederation — to that government which governs least.
fare.tunes.org /books/Hess/from_far_right_to_far_left.html   (5895 words)

  
 Remembering Karl Hess
Hess came to his radical views after writing to Murray Rothbard and requesting to meet him.
Given his influence in reigniting the embers of what had been the flame of liberty at America's founding, it is worth commemorating Karl Hess by considering some of his powerful words.
Karl Hess lived as an illustration of his own advice: "We have the illusion of freedom only because so few ever try to exercise it.
forum.freestateproject.org /index.php?topic=5024.0   (1221 words)

  
 Karl Hess at the Beckman Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Karl Hess received his Ph.D. (Physics/Math) from the University of Vienna (Austria) in 1970.
Karl Hess' major recent interests concentrate on the theory of quantum information and particularly the Theorem of Bell.
Hess, K. and Philipp, W., (2004), “Breakdown of Bell’s Theorem for Certain Objective Local Parameter Spaces,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 101, pp.1799-1805.
www.beckman.uiuc.edu /faculty/hess.html   (403 words)

  
 The Death of Politics, by Karl Hess
Hess may not have all the answers, but at least he has declared his independence of the hypocritical clichés, of the left and right, that have long made me become physically ill every time I read the latest rehash by a William Buckley or a Tom Hayden.
But to a pronounced antiestablishmentarian like Karl Hess, I suggest that YAF is, indeed, the revolutionary wave of the future.
Hess is right when he says: ``Man can survive in an inclement universe only through the use of his mind.´´ He is wrong in not recognizing that survival depends upon the best minds' addressing themselves to the improvement rather than the destruction of politics.
fare.tunes.org /books/Hess/dop.html   (9447 words)

  
 Volozhin, Belarus (Pages 576)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Frantz Karl Hess, second lieutenant of the thirty second “ Zondercommando” stationed near the police and S.S. in Minsk was one of the eighteen convicts.
The last words of Hess were that he regrets his actions in Belarus, but that he is innocent because he was forced to do it by his superiors.
The court martial concluded, that Frantz Karl Hess, as an inferior rank officer of the eighth Zondercommando' by the security police of the SS and SD, took an active part.
www.jewishgen.org /yizkor/volozhin/vol576.html   (1032 words)

  
 Advocates for Self-Government - Libertarian Education
Tax protester and gun smuggler Hess (1923-1994) became a successful journalist who made a well-publicized intellectual journey from Goldwater speechwriter to libertarian compatriot of Murray Rothbard.
Throughout this period, Hess kept a hand in his "old" political life through speaking engagements at libertarian functions and on college campuses, and by writing for various publications, such as Harper's, Reason, and Liberty magazines.
In 1992, Hess agreed to serve as the Libertarian Party's candidate for governor of West Virginia to call attention to the difficulties of ballot access in the state.
www.theadvocates.org /celebrities/karl-hess.html   (1172 words)

  
 LP News Jun94 - Karl Hess: 1923-1994 - His words
HESS: By resistance you seem to be implying armed revolution.
HESS: Sure, and why reach for the musket if all you need is a custard pie.
There are many people who will quail at our principles, who are so unsure of freedom that they see its preservation only in its abandonment.
www.lp.org /lpn/9406-Hess-words.html   (1550 words)

  
 THE PLOWBOY INTERVIEW : KARL HESS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Karl Hess, in short, was the truest of the True Believers in 1964's upwardly mobile, upper-middle-class, uptight America.
HESS: That depends on their attitudes which, in turn, depends to a great extent on whether or not we allow today's welfare system to completely destroy the average citizen's sense of individual responsibility.
HESS: As far as I'm concerned, the federal government is overthrown because the Declaration of Independence clearly states that when a government gets to be intolerable, concerned citizens should abolish it.
www.motherearthnews.com /menarch/archive/issues/037/037-006-01.htm   (7843 words)

  
 Karl Hess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This background is interesting to me, but beside my main point, which is that Hess' writing was memorable.
The same interviewer asked Hess for the secret to his facility with the written word.
Hess replied that he'd happily share it, because he doubted anyone would take seriously advice as simple as: "always write in the active voice."
moon.ouhsc.edu /dthompso/writing/hess.htm   (75 words)

  
 Karl Hess (biography)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Karl Hess, born May 25, 1923 in Washington, D.C., traveled this life joyously as a freedom-loving individualist.
He was friends with every one and once answered a Libertarian's question of who were our friends by saying, "A friend is someone who does not call the police".
Hess ghosted for Richard Nixon and they died on the same day.
www.cooperativeindividualism.org /hessbio.html   (278 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: Karl Hess
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Big hat tip to Freeman, Libertarian Critter for digging up some more Karl Hess goodies in response to my recent posting of a link to his 1969 article...
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 MobyGames - Karl Hess
Karl Hess was credited on a game as early as 1996 and as recently as 2000.
Karl Hess has been credited with the roles Support.
Karl Hess has been credited on games developed by the following companies: Core Design Ltd..
www.mobygames.com /developer/sheet/view/developerId,24139   (145 words)

  
 Karl Hess Club
The Karl Hess Club is a Los Angeles based libertarian supper club that meets monthly, every third Monday, at Billingsley's Restaurant, 11326 West Pico Blvd. That's in the Sawtelle area of West Los Angeles, just west of the 405 freeway.
Disclaimer: Please be advised that the Karl Hess Club, its organizers, associates, vendors, and other participants warrant no liability for any loss or injury suffered by any attendee or other person by virtue of his or her attendance to and/or participation in the proceedings thereof.
Your continued participation and loyal support of this organization is very much appreciated and is gratefully acknowledged by your humble servants, Master of Ceremonies Brad Linaweaver and Senior Facilitator Mike Everling.
www.karlhessclub.org   (355 words)

  
 makeoutcity.com: January 08, 2004: The Death of Politics, by Karl Hess
Faré Rideau hosts a piece from Karl Hess called, "The Death of Politics." It is a portion of his autobiography and was originally published in Playboy, March 1969.
Karl talks about many issues and what the Libertarian philosophy's opinion of them is. Rather fitting, we have monopolies:
Karl mentions something about students who say they oppose schools that exhort their students but really just want to wield that political power:
www.makeoutcity.com /Archives/2004/01/08/173200   (2014 words)

  
 American Land Rights : Who the Heck is Karl Hess? 8/8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Hess is a major voice at the Interior Department for those working
Hess is a senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute.
The policies for the GOP enumerated by Karl Hess Jr.
www.landrights.org /ubbs/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=000065   (1132 words)

  
 Karl Hess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is hard to imagine that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has managed to survive for 38 years withou...
Karl Hess (May 25, 1923-April 22, 1994), called the "most beloved libertarian", was a former speechwriter for Barry Goldwater.
Karl Hess: Toward Liberty documentary film The film won two Oscars in 1981, including one for best short documentary.
www.aseannewsnetwork.com /articles/content/k/ka/karl_hess.html   (606 words)

  
 KARL HESS (1801–1874) - Online Information article about KARL HESS (1801–1874)
KARL HESS (1801–1874) - Online Information article about KARL HESS (1801–1874)
HESS (1801–1874), the third son of Karl Christoph Hess, See also:
Dusseldorf, was also taught by his See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /JUN_KHA/KARL_HESS_18011874_.html   (291 words)

  
 Archived Weblog Entry - 03/19/2005: "Weekend reads -- Karl Hess, Vin Suprynowicz, Scott Bieser"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Although parts of it seem hopelessly naive now, Hess' integrity and his joy in living by his principles still shines through.
What I want from social change is freedom from all those institutional chains which in the past have bound us to the purposes and projects of others, without consent, without real recourse.
I'm not sure how much Hess influenced my thinking and my life choices, but he was a strong inspiration to my young self and continues to be a touchstone of liberty to my older self.
www.clairewolfe.com /wolfesblog/00001282.html   (345 words)

  
 Daily Bleed: On this day, April 22, Emma Goldman, Karl Hess, et al: A People's History! Social, Cultural, Labor, Arts & ...
Karl Hess (1923-1994), often described as the "most beloved libertarian," dies.
Hess was a journalist & editor of the Libertarian Party News from 1986-1990.
Karl was the subject of a 26-minute documentary entitled
www.eskimo.com /~recall/bleed/0422.htm   (2639 words)

  
 Karl Hess - Hotel Resource Book Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Hess intends to turn young people onto economic freedom and inspire them to be entrepreneurs.
One way he does this is by engaging the reader in some soul searching so that the youngster may consider whether he is the adventurous type that might want to start a business or the risk-averse type that...
Much of the book was a Wendell Berry style argument about the need for change in the American lifestyle, though Hess differs from Berry...
www.hotelresource.com /bookstore/authorsearch_Karl%20Hess/mode_books.html   (290 words)

  
 Community Technology by Karl Hess - 1559501340 : PDXBooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
As someone with a great interest in seeing communities like that described in Community Technologies develop, I was dissapointed in Hess' approach to the subject.
Much of the book was a Wendell Berry style argument about the need for change in the American lifestyle, though Hess differs from Berry in that he is not as eloquent and thinks more urbanly than Berry.
What I hoped for was a detailed account of WHAT happened, HOW they made it happened, and WHY it didn't work.
pdxbooks.com /compare/1559501340   (134 words)

  
 Swanlund Chair Karl Hess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Swanlund Chair Karl Hess, professor of electrical and computer engineering and researcher at the University’s Beckman Institute, joined the Illinois faculty in 1978.
He is renown for his contributions to hot electron transport and the numerical simulation of semiconductor devices.
An internationally recognized researcher in solid-state electronics, the physics and chemistry of molecular and electronic nanostructures, and theory and simulation of optoelectronics, Hess is also a founder of computational electronics.
www.provost.uiuc.edu /provost/announce/hess.html   (148 words)

  
 Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Karl Hess was one of the fabulous figures of twentieth-century politics.
In the 1970's Karl Hess participated in a five-year social experiment in Washington D.C.'s Adam-Morgan neighborhood.
Hess and several thousand others labored to make their neighbohood as self-sufficient as possible, turning to such innovative techniques as raising fish in basements, growing crops on rooftops and in vacant lots, installing self-contained bacteriolocial toilets, and planning a methanol plant to covert garbage to fuel.
www.clairewolfe.com /books.html   (9353 words)

  
 Karl Hess Club: Libertarian Screenwriters Discuss Sci-Fi, Election 2000, and 9/11
Karl Hess Club: Libertarian Screenwriters Discuss Sci-Fi, Election 2000, and 9/11
The Karl Hess Club, convening monthly in Marie Callender's in Marina del Rey, has become the hot spot for Tinseltown's libertarian scribes.
Founded by Samuel E. Konkin III as a libertarian sci-fi literary salon in 1994, the club's name honors Karl Hess, the late Goldwater speechwriter ("Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.") who later supported the Black Panthers and the Libertarian Party.
www.hollywoodinvestigator.com /2002/karl.htm   (1465 words)

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