RatesRise, Lines Lengthen at the ol’ PO
I don’t mean to pick on the US Postal Service, but I must admit to a strong (but not yet clinical) obsession with monopolies — especially tho
Philosophy and Methodology
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In Defense of Procrastination
Most years, the millions of last minute tax filers make April 15 National Procrastination Day.
Against Polanyi-centrism: Hayek and the Re-emergence of “Spontaneous Order”
F.A. Hayek is known for making a number of important contributions to economics and social thought. If one had to identify a single concept that captures the thrust of Hayek’s intellectual project it would be “spontaneous order.”
Elements of Justice, by David Schmidtz
David Schmidtz means the title of his outstanding book literally. He does not present a tightly integrated theory of justice; rather his "contextual functionalism . . .
Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership, by Martha C. Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum’s Frontiers of Justice is one of the oddest books I have ever reviewed. Nussbaum is a well-known philosopher, and she raises some issues that are well worth our consideration;
They Still Don’t Know What They’re Doing, But They Want to Do It at the Point of a Gun
Here’s a message from an environmentalist who hides under the name “Tokyo Tom.” He says it comes “off of the web page of th
The Economics and Ethics of Private Property
Hans-Hermann Hoppe presents The Economics and Ethics of Private Property at the 2006 Austrian Scholars Conference.
The Tension Between Economics and Religion
Robert Murphy presents the Lou Church Memorial Lecture in Religion and Economics: The Tension Between Economics and
War, Fear, and Trembling
Robert Higgs presents War, Fear, and Trembling at the 2006 Austrian Scholars Conference.
