Philosophy
Is Freedom the Highest Political Value?
In his ambitious new book, Conservatism: A Rediscovery, the distinguished Israeli philosopher Yoram Hazony poses a sharp challenge to the view that freedom is the highest political value.
Christianity and the Development of Human Capital: Challenging the Narratives
While the standard secular narrative is that Christianity held back science and human development, history tells a different story, one of literacy and the development of human capital.
Capitalism Facilitates Mutual Aid. It Can’t Be Dismissed as “Selfish Materialism”
By asking people not to pursue market success, altruists are actually asking them not to help others.
Rothbard on the Court Intellectuals
Look closely and you'll notice that elite professors, doctors, economists, and other intellectuals use their social standing to justify the state's policies and maintain its image.
Mises and Fascism
Perry Anderson twisted Mises's words into a defense of fascism. Here's what Mises really thought.
What Money Can’t Buy
Marx and Engels don't simply condemn capitalism. They note that by reducing everything to trade in money, it has made the reality of exploitation easier to see.
Jordan Peterson on Austrian Economics: Free Markets Are “Profoundly Equitable”
Jordan Peterson is turning his eye toward Austrian economics. Unlike the many conservatives who see free market advocacy as some sort of "dangerous fundamentalism," Peterson seems to get it.
Do Conspiracies Really Exist? Murray Rothbard Thought So
The quickest way to discredit an intellectual opponent is to accuse that person of being a "conspiracy theorist." But what happens when real conspiracies occur?
What You Always Wanted to Know about David Stove
Current irrationalist modes of thought all contend that because our thinking about the world is conditioned in a certain way, it does not grasp the world as it really exists.