Tag Archives: freedom

What’s wrong with liberty?

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

On his blog, The Pretense of Knowledge, Speedmaster points to Dr. Robert Higgs‘ acceptance speech for the Alexis de Tocqueville Award. In it, Higgs eloquently describes the same two reasons (though only one is sufficient) why I appreciate liberty.  This … Continue reading →

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Double team

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell are double teaming the electorate. Heres’ the opener from Walter Williams’ column this week, Changing America. Dr. Thomas Sowell, in “Dismantling America,” said in reference to President Obama, “That such an administration could be elected … Continue reading →

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Now this is enlightened thinking

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I enjoyed this post from Russ Roberts at Cafe Hayek. In it he contrasts the visions of how the world works between tea partiers and elites. Tea partiers like freedom generally on moral grounds, principle and because it provides the … Continue reading →

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A Must Read

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

Want to know why the nation seems to becoming more polarized?  Walter Williams hits a home run explaining it in this week’s column, Conflict or Cooperation. The prime feature of political decision-making is that it’s a zero-sum game. One person’s … Continue reading →

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Bad Socialism Comparison

Posted on November 1, 2009 by

A writer of a letter to the editor in a local newspaper makes a common mistake in equating our public education system with socialism and with the proposed changes in health care: While attending parent-teacher conferences for my sons recently, … Continue reading →

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Coercion

Posted on September 30, 2009 by

Here’s a good example of it:  State to mom: Stop baby-sitting neighbors’ kids Some neighbors have a voluntary arrangement between neighbors where everyone involved comes out ahead.  One mom lets several neighbor kids in her home before the school bus … Continue reading →

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