“There are, though, many especially those greedy for renown and glory, who steal from one group the very money they lavish upon another. They think that they will appear beneficent towards their friends if they enrich them by any method whatsoever. But that is so far from being a duty that in fact nothing could [...]
Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’
Great Quote
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged liberty, philosophy, politics on 19 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don Boudreaux Hits a Home Run
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged don boudreaux, economics, liberty, philosophy, sfe on 19 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A short piece on the redistribution of wealth. It is located on the SFE Blog.
Changing the World!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hayek, intellectual, philosophy, public choice on 16 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Most people I’ve talked with, after thinking about it for a while, have told me that the world needs to change. They might want world peace, the legalization of marijuana, more hot dog stands on Main Street, or even just a few extra dimes in their pocket, but they want change. [...]
Locke & Kant: Why Form a State?
Posted in property, tagged Kant, Locke, philosophy, property on 6 June 2008 | 8 Comments »
John Locke & Immanuel Kant are two of the greatest philosophers in western history, and both had quite a bit to say about the state and its role in our lives. The two both argued that freedom was essential to human rationality, but they differed as to how it was affected by the formation [...]

Mackinac Center Current Comment :: 14 July 2008
Posted in Current Comment, tagged economics, free-market, philosophy on 14 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Isaac Morehouse has a great Current Comment today that has been crossposted several places across the liberty-loving blogosphere. He writes about the false moderation of a mixed economy, and how choosing a middle ground between a free economy and a planned economy is really no middle ground at [...]
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