Category Archives: Music

Anything to do with music.

Triggered! Why You Have Not Seen a Libertarian Musical Yet!

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Aya Katz

  Have you been wondering: Why are all the musicals I have ever seen pandering to statists? Why isn’t there a libertarian musical? One reason might be that the funding for theater productions nowadays all comes from 501 (c) (3) … Continue reading →

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Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Composer Daniel Carter

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Aya Katz

On April 20, 2018 Julia Hanna and Aya Katz met via livestream with composer Daniel Carter, and the conversation that ensued is embedded below.   Topics discussed in the interview include: Daniel Carter’s childhood in Caldwell, Idaho and his early … Continue reading →

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Talent

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Aya Katz

Is there such a thing as talent? And if so what is it? What does it mean to be talented at something? What does it mean if you are not that talented? This topic came up the other night in … Continue reading →

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An Extended Synopsis of The Debt Collector

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Aya Katz

Blood Samosude is someone to fear.  A vigilante enforcer of contracts, Blood lives outside the law and is shunned by respectable society. In the town, they warn one another about him. The debt collector, the debt collector, They don’t call … Continue reading →

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Support Your Local Musical Theater

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Aya Katz

Support Your Local Musical Theatre Aya Katz [This pub was first published on Hubpages in 2010. Due to the current ban on dueling by Hubpages management, I had to move it to PubWages.] The first musical I ever saw was … Continue reading →

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I’d Rather Be Free — A Song from THE DEBT COLLECTOR

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Aya Katz

Not everyone would rather be free. Even if most of us think we would like to be free, very few of us would be willing to pay the ultimate price for our liberty. Not everyone prefers death to loss of … Continue reading →

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The Debt Collector: Three Songs for Blood

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Aya Katz

Blood  Samosude is the title character in the libertarian musical,  The Debt Collector. Blood not only makes his living  collecting debts, he is also  a true believer in the sanctity of contracts. Like a priest of justice, Blood single-handedly fights … Continue reading →

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Variations on “The Ash Grove”

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Aya Katz

[Last Updated on February 26, 2010. First published on Hubpages and then de-indexed.] Folk tunes have a long shelf life. They get re-used often with different lyrics, and we can learn a lot about the values and preferences of different … Continue reading →

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Songs From the Debt Collector, A Libertarian Musical

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Aya Katz

Nobody in The Debt Collector is a saint, but nobody is irredeemable. Take Lottie Lark, the welfare mother. When one of her children shoplifts, Lottie reprimands the child and explains that it is not necessary to steal, because the law already provides them with everything they need at other people’s expense. The Larks are law abiding people. Continue reading →

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