Other Schools of Thought

Higgs's book is that rare and wondrous combination: scholarly and hard-hitting, lucidly written and libertarian as well.

Socialism has simmered down to the advocacy of strong government, with this proviso: that that government is best which is run by socialists. Too many capitalists have made their peace with this system.

Contrary to what the president told the US Chamber of Commerce, government regulations deserve no credit for the invention and marketing of the auto-defrosting refrigerator and freezer.

In order to understand the tragedy of the euro and its history, it is important to be familiar with the two diverging and underlying visions and tensions that have come to the fore in the face of a single currency.

It is theoretically conceivable but scarcely likely that the ruling class will rush to embrace a philosophy and a political economy that will end t

The legacy of (classical) liberalism, though never fully implemented, is one of vast economic progress and greater freedom wherever the ideology has been widely tried.

It is vital — indeed, it is literally a life-and-death matter — that Americans be able to look as coolly and clear-sightedly, as free from myth, at

[Free Life: The Journal of the Libertarian Alliance, Vol. 4, No. 1 (1984)]

A curious thing is happening in this extraordinary election year. The liberals are beginning to adjust to Ronald Reagan. After all, they claim, he's getting more moderate, he'll have to shift to the center to win the election, and he was a moderate and "flexible" governor of California for eight years. Maybe he won't be that bad, certainly not as erratic as Carter.