Tag Archives: Liberty

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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What’s a libertarian?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

In this post at Cafe Hayek, Don Boudreaux points us to a 1 and a half minute long video of himself describing why he is a Libertarian. He cites two reasons: 1) The way he was raised — don’t be … Continue reading →

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What “we owe it to society…” means

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

This is well done (HT: Don Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek).

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libertarians are made, not born

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Of the very limited sample size of libertarians that I know, it seems all held some other form of ideology in the past and came to a libertarian position by way of reason. If reason is the primary path to … Continue reading →

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The Answers Are All Around Us

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Today’s EconTalk podcast was Knowledge, Power and Unchecked and Unbalanced with guest Arnold Kling.  Like occasional EconTalk guest Mike Munger and the host Russ Roberts, Kling has a knack for discussing economic principles in common language and looking at real … Continue reading →

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Mob Rule

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine. ” -Thomas Jefferson

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Traffic

Posted on March 20, 2010 by

Why doesn’t a small group of people or people control the flow of traffic from a central location?  Wouldn’t that be better than the system we have? It’d be more efficient than having steering systems in each and every vehicle.  … Continue reading →

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The Values of the Founding Fathers

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

What were the values of the Founders of the United States of America? With all the people  involved, each one I’m sure had a different idea, but generally when it comes to their views on government and society, I believe … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good … Continue reading →

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James Madison

Posted on December 6, 2009 by

Our country has come a long way in the past 200 years.  But, the nature of man is very much the same.  Many political skirmishes are driven by the fundamental disagreement in the purpose of government.  I think it’s wise … Continue reading →

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