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Re: What would austrian economists choose

It doesn't promote anarchy per se; it's a bit more complex. In Liberalism, Mises himself wrote: We call the social apparatus of compulsion and coercion that induces people to abide by the rules of life in society, the state; the rules according to which the state proceeds, law; and the organs...

Posted to Political Theory by nstenberg on Sun, Aug 24 2008

Notes from my classes

Within my study of technical communication I rarely encounter economic and philosophic ideas. But every once in a while some come along, especially because the current topic in my lone rhetoric class is laissez faire capitalism. So here are a few I encountered today. Copyright laws, or intellectual property...

Posted to Apropos Austrian Aphorisms by thedo on Wed, Feb 13 2008
Filed under: education, anarchism, adam smith, andrew carnegie, value, anarcho-capitalism, intellectual property, capitalism, ludwig von mises, copyright, labor theory of value, wealth, just wages, labor, schooling

Re: Autodidact: The Unnecessary Leper

I'm not certain that I am entering into this intercourse properly, but here goes: Just joined the Forum. Have considered myself to be libertarian for years. I'm impressed at the level of knowledge that I see here. But, I fear that anything that I might post will be summarily dismissed because...

Posted to Political Theory by Stan on Mon, Feb 4 2008