Philosophy
Misreading Mill
Patrick Deneen writes that the nonaggression principle promotes a liberalism that is harmful to society, as evidenced by John Stuart Mill's idea of the tyranny of public opinion.
To Avarice No Sanction
What many people call government generosity Leonard Read called avarice.
Practice Makes Parfit
David Edmonds has made Derek Parfit’s ideas accessible to a wide audience at last.
Are Libertarians Abandoning Free Trade?
A bedrock of Austrian economics and libertarianism has been free trade. Unfortunately, some people who claim to value liberty no longer value unhampered exchange.
Lincoln’s Main Target Was “Anarchy” and Secession, Not Slavery
Once the Southern states accepted the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln was entirely content for the old Southern elites to resume their positions of power and for many blacks to continue in a condition little better than bondage.
Austrian Economists and Empiricism
Austrian economics is defined by its adherence to the a priori methodology, not empiricism. That places it at odds with mainstream economics, which stresses the methodology of positivism.
Wisdom from a Yenta
Philosopher Susan Neiman may be a leftist, but she recognizes the dangers of woke progressivism.
To Fight the State, Build Alternatives to the State
The challenge at hand is more than simply opposing the state. Rather, it is necessary to build up, reinforce, and sustain institutions that can offer alternatives to the state.
Wisdom from a Yenta
Philosopher Susan Neiman may be a leftist, but she recognizes the dangers of woke progressivism.