Being on a lifeboat does not sound like a pleasant experience. You’re hungry, baking under a hot sun, surrounded by sharks and endless miles of ocean, and the extent of your living space is maybe ten square feet. Being stuck on a lifeboat is not an ideal way to enjoy the ocean. So given that being stuck on a lifeboat sucks so much, wouldn’t it be
I could see no reason why I should, at the end of each week, pour the reward of my toil into the purse of my master. When I carried to him my weekly wages, he would, after counting the money, look me in the face with a robber-like fierceness, and ask, “Is this all?” He was satisfied with nothing less than the last cent. He would, however, when I
A Car for the Masses When Henry Ford came up with the Model T, his goal was to build a car for the masses. Although history teachers typically present this as pertaining to price, Ford actually had to do much more than make his automobile cheaper. In fact, when the Model T was released in 1908, it initially sold for $850, compared to the Model N’s
In Hans Hermann Hoppe’s original and controversial essay “ The Case For Free Trade and Restricted Immigration ,” he outlined a defense of state action for the restriction of immigration according to certain, specific qualifications. Of particular note is his invitation proviso, in which he argues that so long as a state exists, it is responsible
Estar en un bote salvavidas no parece una experiencia agradable. Estás hambriento, horneándote bajo un sol ardiente, rodeado de tiburones e interminables millas de océano, y la extensión de tu espacio habitable es de unos diez pies cuadrados. Estar atrapado en un bote salvavidas no es una forma ideal de disfrutar el océano. Entonces, dado que
Un carro para las masas Cuando Henry Ford ideó el Modelo T, su objetivo era construir un carro para las masas. Aunque los profesores de historia típicamente presentan esto como perteneciente al precio, Ford realmente tuvo que hacer mucho más que hacer su automóvil más barato. De hecho, cuando el Modelo T fue lanzado al mercado en 1908, se vendió
En el ensayo original y controvertido de Hans Hermann Hoppe « El caso por el libre comercio y la inmigración restringida », esbozó una defensa de la acción estatal para la restricción de la inmigración de acuerdo con ciertas calificaciones específicas. De particular interés es la condición de su invitación, en la que argumenta que, mientras exista
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