The US Supreme Court ruled , on Monday, May 23rd, 2005, that to compel people to support its propaganda with which they disagree does not violate the First Amendment to the US Constitution, the one about everyone having the right to freedom of speech. Yes, the court acknowledge, no one may be coerced into funding some private party’s
Well, the grouches didn’t ruin it for us, did they? You get it from all sides around this time of the year—”Xmas has become too commercial, too materialistic, lost its spirituality, blah, blah, blah.” At the same time,of course, we also hear a lot of people urging us to be generous, give of ourselves, give to those who are in need, etc. As the old
The exact date escapes my memory but many will know it. Ludwig von Mises was to be the featured scholar at the Future of Freedom Conference at Long Beach State University. He would be introduced by Dirk Pearson, then going by the name Sky Deorious or something. The way I got to meet von Mises is that I came to be the designated driver to pick him
In a recent article critical of Robert Nozick’s book Anarchy, State, and Utopia , Samuel Scheffler argues that it is possible to give greater than libertarian scope to natural rights so that, contrary to Nozick’s conclusions, non-voluntary redistribution of income would be morally justified. Volume 2, Number 3 (1978) Machan, Tibor R. “Against
Insider trading per se is obtaining information from non-public sources and using it for purposes of enhancing one’s financial advantage. Is there anything unethical or morally wrong in this
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