Looking Back
Now for the first time man did not owe his freedom to government; he owed nothing to government, because government was his own instrument and he could do with it what he liked.
The Fight for Capitalism Against Impostors
The definition of capitalism itself has been skewed by many, and its reputation has been tarnished in the resulting confusion. Free-market advocates around the world should shudder at Žižek’s blatant stereotype.
Involuntary Medical Servitude
The new proposals to expand the role of government, with the idea that medical care is a right, will deal a deathblow to a profession already under siege.
Mises University: A Review
No one has yet written a review of Mises University written for Mises Daily. A few days into the conference, I decided that I would be the first one to do so. Indeed, I felt an obligation to write.
More on the ridiculous suit against Microsoft
The judge tacked on an $20 million following a comment from Microsoft’s attorney that the plaintiff was only seeking a TARP-like bailout for his failed business.
Why Objectivists Hate Anarchy
Given the portrayal of an anarchist utopia (Galt’s Gulch) in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged–given the unavoidable conclusion of anarchy given the pro-individual, pro-rights, anti-state views Rand shared with libertarians–it is a bit mystifying why so many Objectivists despise anarchy. Okay, granted, Rand hated it, so many Objectivists feel compelled not to question it–but why would Rand be so hostile to it? Her own novel portrays anarchy positively.
Human Action, The Scholar’s Edition
Most readers will, I fear, find the book too much to attempt to grasp systematically. If you shrink from a full confrontation with the book, you will, as I hope to show, miss out on a great deal.
Madmen and Government Regulations
It’s a wild world of patriarchal domination and savagery before the government tamed it.It is a Hobbesian tale that posits the inability of society to improve itself without the helping hand of the master.
Store ‘em If You Got ‘em
Cigarettes, despite flunking the “durability” test, meet all the other criteria to make them a good monetary instrument. They are generally marketable, despite the constant attacks on their use as being unhealthy.
Gray’s Anatomy: Selected Writings
[Gray’s Anatomy: Selected Writings • By John Gray • Allen Lane, 2009 • vii + 481 pages]
Readers have much to learn from John Gray, but they must be able to ignore a great deal of nonsense to benefit from his work.”
This anthology of John Gray’s work over the past thirty years enables us to answer a question that has puzzled many people. What went wrong with John Gray?
