The Money Book for the Ages
Few serious books have had such little impact on contemporary thought and policy as this treatise. The world continues to ignore or reject it while the world is clinging to antiquated notions and practices.
Nock’s Theory of Education
Nock left these luminous pages in their pristine form of lectures. That form shows him off at his best: full of charm, candid in his prejudices, elegant in diction, a natural ironist, and a man in whom thinking is a familiar exercise.
The Morals of Human Cooperation
Even the most anti-social person needs to be protected against the aggression of others and seeks the active cooperation of others. It is his interest to defend and uphold a set of moral rules.
Ticket Scalpers Are Hidden Heroes
What are they doing to merit such ill will and legal persecution? Are they truly unscrupulous, greedy parasites who dupe fans and injure the athletic organizations?
Three Myths about Trash
There are three things everybody knows when we talk trash: we’re running out of landfill space, recycling is always great, and no one would recycle if they weren’t forced to. None are true.
Sustainability: An Assault on Economics
Ah, the greens. They’re not just treehuggers anymore. They’ve been browbeating us to recycle, eat soy, save energy, drive less, ride the bus, and a thousand other ways to “act local” for many years now.
The First Thanksgiving and the Birth of Free Enterprise in America
At a time when belief in collectivism and paternalistic government is threatening to diminish even more of our shrinking freedom, we need to recall that this has all been tried before. And how it is the free individual, secure in his right to life, liberty, and honestly acquired property that is the basis of any and all the prosperity that we have in America and around the world.
Chinese Ghost Town
It is sad to see a once-thriving city deserted. The heart-breaking sight of a handful of forlorn stragglers and struggling businesses remaining from what once was a bustling community makes us wonder, “why, why?” Only the most cold-hearted could be indifferent to the painful legacy of broken families, the receding memories of what once was, and hopelessness among the young. Take this city in China, for example. Oh wait...sorry....scratch that.
A Credibility Meltdown for the World’s Leading Climate Scientists
NewLiberty on the LvMI Forum shares a bevy of links covering the recent climate scandal that seems likely to become even bigger than the Yamal Controversy...
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/hadley_hacked/
Common Misconceptions about Plagiarism and Patents: A Call for an Independent Inventor Defense
Defenders of patents commonly say they are against innovators’ ideas being “stolen” or “plagiarized.” This implies that patents simply permit an innovator to sue those who copy his idea. This position betrays either disingenuity or ignorance about patent law. Let me explain.
