Free Markets
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Sanguine about the State: A Critique of Political Science
“Political scientists should be less sanguine about the concept of the state itself and more welcoming to the concept of governance through spontaneous order. And that is because non-state organization entails less coercion.” ~ James E. Hanley
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A Doctor Dissents from Statist Orthodoxy
“There are, however, some doctors who aren’t afraid to make the case for freedom, both in medical care and in all other aspects of our lives. One of them is Dr. Miguel Faria.” ~ George Leef
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What’s Called “Common Good Capitalism” Would Work Against the Common Good
“Because innovation is destined not only to reveal new ends that must be fitted into — and, hence, disrupt — the ‘common good capitalist’ plan, but also to create new and unanticipated means of pursuing ends, innovation must be suppressed if any ‘common good capitalist’ plan is to be seriously imposed.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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When Flying Is Freedom
“The freedom private pilots enjoy, pointing their aircraft in any direction the birds fly, is a testament to the potential for other markets to also operate in a similar manner, without overbearing regulatory apparatuses.” ~ Craig J. Richardson
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Progressive Interest Rates?
“Whatever one thinks about a proportional income tax, the principle of declining marginal significance of income doesn’t justify progressive income tax rates. Neither does it justify progressive mortgage interest rates.” ~ Charles W. Baird
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It Depends—Is This an Economics Exam or the Real World?
“Because of how important it is to recognize the initial questions which must be asked to move toward large numbers of real-world judgments, I have modified my exams to force students to confront those issues on occasion.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Some Factual and Economic Errors of “Common Good Capitalism”
“Arguments for ‘common good capitalism’ are chock-a-block both with factual errors and faulty economic reasoning of a sort not found in arguments for true capitalism.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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What Are We For? A Challenge for Classical Liberals in the Academy
“The solution, the way to navigate the rapids downstream of where we are now, is clear, but not easy. It is to refocus on making the moral case for capitalism, on providing a positive, optimistic vision of the world that can be remade.” ~ Michael C. Munger
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The Gas-Powered Banning Bandwagon: Why Politicians Should Leave Leaf Blowers Alone
“Given that there is already a severe shortage of labor in the landscape sector, the concern won’t be over what equipment is being used, but rather who will even opt to use it.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson
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There is Cosmic Wisdom in this Simple Question
“Despite too many flaws to count, my dad had a strong sense of dignity and fundamental equality. He greeted those who overstepped with a simple question that is woefully under-appreciated today: Who do you think you are?” ~ Max Borders
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Sanguine about the State: A Critique of Political Science
“Political scientists should be less sanguine about the concept of the state itself and more welcoming to the concept of governance through spontaneous order. And that is because non-state organization entails less coercion.” ~ James E. Hanley
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A Doctor Dissents from Statist Orthodoxy
“There are, however, some doctors who aren’t afraid to make the case for freedom, both in medical care and in all other aspects of our lives. One of them is Dr. Miguel Faria.” ~ George Leef
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What’s Called “Common Good Capitalism” Would Work Against the Common Good
“Because innovation is destined not only to reveal new ends that must be fitted into — and, hence, disrupt — the ‘common good capitalist’ plan, but also to create new and unanticipated means of pursuing ends, innovation must be suppressed if any ‘common good capitalist’ plan is to be seriously imposed.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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When Flying Is Freedom
“The freedom private pilots enjoy, pointing their aircraft in any direction the birds fly, is a testament to the potential for other markets to also operate in a similar manner, without overbearing regulatory apparatuses.” ~ Craig J. Richardson
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Progressive Interest Rates?
“Whatever one thinks about a proportional income tax, the principle of declining marginal significance of income doesn’t justify progressive income tax rates. Neither does it justify progressive mortgage interest rates.” ~ Charles W. Baird
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It Depends—Is This an Economics Exam or the Real World?
“Because of how important it is to recognize the initial questions which must be asked to move toward large numbers of real-world judgments, I have modified my exams to force students to confront those issues on occasion.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Some Factual and Economic Errors of “Common Good Capitalism”
“Arguments for ‘common good capitalism’ are chock-a-block both with factual errors and faulty economic reasoning of a sort not found in arguments for true capitalism.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
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What Are We For? A Challenge for Classical Liberals in the Academy
“The solution, the way to navigate the rapids downstream of where we are now, is clear, but not easy. It is to refocus on making the moral case for capitalism, on providing a positive, optimistic vision of the world that can be remade.” ~ Michael C. Munger
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The Gas-Powered Banning Bandwagon: Why Politicians Should Leave Leaf Blowers Alone
“Given that there is already a severe shortage of labor in the landscape sector, the concern won’t be over what equipment is being used, but rather who will even opt to use it.” ~ Kimberlee Josephson
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There is Cosmic Wisdom in this Simple Question
“Despite too many flaws to count, my dad had a strong sense of dignity and fundamental equality. He greeted those who overstepped with a simple question that is woefully under-appreciated today: Who do you think you are?” ~ Max Borders