Value and Exchange
Book Review of The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholic Intellectuals and the Progressive Era and The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
In this article, Samuel Bostaph reviews Thomas E.
William Graham Sumner: Against Democracy, Plutocracy, and Imperialism
Pioneering sociologist William Graham Sumner (1840–1910) was a prolific and astute historian of the early American republic. His work is informed by both his classical liberalism and his understanding of economics. He authored eight major works including major biographies and thematic studies concentrating on the vital subjects of currency, banking, business cycles, foreign trade, protectionism, and democratic politics. This article discusses Classical Liberalism and Sumner's academic philosophy.
Rawlsian Investment Rules for “Intergenerational Equity” Breaches of Method and Ethics
Harvard professor of philosophy, John Rawls, can be credited with provoking the most recent angst over the issue of intergenerational equity.
The Labor Theory of Value: A Critique of Carson’s Studies in Mutualist Political Economy
Kevin Carson’s studies in Mutualist Political Economy (2004) is an impressive work.
Reply to Hellmer on Sweatshops
Muetze Hellmer is a former student of mine at Loyola University New Orleans.
Wresting Land from the Sea: An Argument Against Public Goods Theory
According to many economists we need the state to provide public goods.
Sovereignty, International Law, and the Triumph of Anglo-American Cunning
The Peace of Westphalia (1648), which closed out the era of wars “of”—or allegedly “about”—religion, established what might
Freedom and Prosperity in Liechtenstein: A Hoppean Analysis
Liechtenstein has long been recognized as one of the most free and prosperous countries in the world.
Freedom is Slavery: Laissez-Faire Capitalism is Government Intervention: A Critique of Kevin Carson’s Studies in Mutualist Political Economy
Kevin Carson’s New Book Studies in Mutualist Political Economy centers on the incredible claim, self-contradictory on its face, that