Philosophy and Methodology
Thomas Nagel: A Major Contemporary Philosopher
"Nagel thinks that people in society are morally bound to each other in ways that generate egalitarian obligations."
Farewell, Richard Posner
Posner is — to the best of my knowledge — a magnanimous person with a genuine concern for the lives of millions of Americans, but his book, if heeded, will only exacerbate current conditions.
The Greatest Economic Charity
The greatest economic charity is that which enables persons to become independent of alms and therefore most self-reliant and secure under freedom.
Inflating Away Our Human Rights
Now, under the influence of the antidiscrimination paradigm and "human rights" law, men are being told that their human dignity requires the enslavement of a woman who does not wish to provide them with a holiday tour.
Aristotle on Private Property and Money
Although Aristotle, in the Greek tradition, scorned moneymaking and was scarcely a partisan of laissez-faire, he set forth a trenchant argument in
Compulsory Social Insurance
Being ill is not a phenomenon independent of conscious will and of psychic forces working in the subconscious.
Tom Smith and His Incredible Bread Machine
Now, bread is baked by government.
And as might be expected,
Everything is well controlled;
The public well protected.
True, loaves cost a dollar each.
But our leaders do their best.
The selling price is half a cent.
(Taxes pay the rest!)
A Founding Libertarian Document
What is necessary from people of all sides is refraining from initiating the use of force, no matter what the goal.
The Inclination to Love Liberty
Liberty is an end unto itself, with prosperity as its positive externality.