Political Theory

The overall view of Botero is that the morality and justification for actions of the prince are diametrically opposed to the principles that must g

No one would suggest that Marx was consciously dishonest, but a very great deal of intellectual disingenuousness has gone to the explaining (and the explaining away) of Marx. Accordingly, all things considered, I do not like the company of Marx.

Social order is like barbecue. Both are defined in the process of their emergence.

Machiavelli was reviled throughout Europe during the 16th century and on into the next two centuries.

Above all, central planning allows a few who are the new elite to seek to control the total lives of the masses. It is this gigantic object lesson which brings the intellectual issues into focus.

In the end, this is the reason why progressivism as a system of economic thought is every bit as bankrupt as Social Security.

With medical costs continuing to rise, mostly due to countless previous interventions in the healthcare economy, the unemployed and downsized workers thought that at the very least their Uncle Santa should take care of their medical needs.

But if the government itself prints additional dollars, then it is legal and it increases the quantity of money. And this is the monetary problem. Apart from the fact that this brings about a very bad situation for those people who were not receivers of the new additional money, because they have not received more money, they now face higher prices.

C. Bradley Thompson argues that neoconservatism stands in fundamental opposition to individual rights and a free economy.

It is easy to see why Michael Sandel is a popular Harvard professor. He presents major ideas of ethics and political philosophy in a clear way, tied to important contemporary issues.