Calculation and Knowledge

Modern economics traces all human actions back to the value judgments of individuals.

The status and reputation of Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626) is one of the great puzzles in the history of social thought.

Healthcare in Canada is not free. Constantly full waiting rooms and long waits for procedures are not an unavoidable fact of life but a product of a "priceless" supply system, where waiting for service acts as a rationing substitute for the market price.

Nature does not generate peace and good will. The characteristic mark of the “state of nature” is irreconcilable conflict.

"This is firsthand experience of the truth of Mises's argument against socialism: that without market prices for factors of production, there is no intelligent or rational way to organize society."

Critics condemn economic theory for disregarding the role that power plays in real life.

If the blackmail offer is rejected, the blackmailer may exercise his rights of free speech and publicize the secret. There is nothing amiss here.

Man chooses ultimate ends first and then the means to attain them.

Choosing means is a matter of reason, choosing ultimate ends a matter of the soul and the will.

"The necessary result of the adoption of this empiricist epistemological and methodological model was that social scientists would always be behind the curve of any emerging social phenomenon."