Fitting Attitude Theory in Economics: Menger and Keynes
Despite the substantial difference in their monetary theories, Menger and Keynes agree in terms of stigmatizing the love of money.
Philosophy and Methodology
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MacLean on James Buchanan: Fake History for an Age of Fake News
Nancy MacLean's history of a right-wing conspiracy inspired by economist James Buchanan relies on poorly reported and poorly interpreted history.
The “Science” of Liberty
Some day, perhaps, liberty and “libertarian studies” will be recognized as an independent, though related, part of the academic curriculum.
Where Ignorance Is Bliss
Friedman: "I think that the crucial question that anybody who believes in freedom has to ask himself is whether to let another man be free to sin."
David Gordon on Libertarian Philosophy
David Gordon and Jeff Deist discuss some important philosophers that libertarians need to know.
Natural-Law Libertarianism and the Pursuit of Justice
Before endorsing a legal system, libertarians must first figure out what justice is. The natural-law framework is one way of figuring this out.
How Not to Study the State
Most high school government classes offer an analysis of the state that's shockingly simplistic and simple-minded.
3 Ways the Critics Get Praxeology Wrong
Many critics of Mises are attacking a caricature of what Mises called praxeology — which is simply logic applied to human choice, or action.
Libertarianism at the Brink
Cato's Brink Lindsey says we can't evaluate complete laissez-faire because it does not exist; but he somehow "knows" government intervention is better.
What Individualism Is, and What It Is Not
What individualism teaches us is that society is greater than the individual only in so far as it is free.
