Philosophy and Methodology
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Private Property’s Philosopher
Rothbard is even more consistent and rigorous than I had imagined.
Rothbard’s Last Triumph, Part 2
Murray Rothbard's two volumes are a monument of 20th-century scholarship.
Rousseau’s Form of Socialism
"Law for Rousseau is essentially a device whereby those in possession protect themselves against the 'have-nots.'"
Rothbard’s Last Triumph, Part 1
Rothbard's discussion of utility constitutes only one strand in his powerfully argued case that Smith derailed economics from the analytical achievements of the scholastics and their French and Italian successors.
State Interference
"The new democracy having inherited the power so long used against it, now shows every disposition to use that power as ruthlessly as any other governing organ ever has used it."
Want to Shrink the Economy? Limit the Labor Force
In conclusion, Thom Hartmann's economic views are based on misinformation.
A Truly Austrian Treatise
Reisman shows himself ever alert to defend capitalism against objection, and I found especially impressive his demolition of Marx's argument that profit derives from exploiting labor.
Peace through World Government?
"An authoritarian state can never be peaceful because it can never be healthy; even if such a nation is unable to carry on a war against other nations, it is still at war with its own citizens."
