Erich Mattei

Articles

02/01/2004 Free Market Erich Mattei

Traditionally in the US, the management of the social apparatus of compulsion and coercion, or government, is brought to power by an election in which the majority vote attains dominion. Individuals living in such a democratic republic are mollified by blindly assuming that such a form of government is "rule by the people," as indoctrinated.

Elections: The Ultimate Sinkhole

12/20/2004 Mises Daily Erich Mattei

Billions and billions were spent to elect our leaders, and Erich Mattei draws attention to the sheer waste of it all.

Michael Moore and Freedom

07/29/2004 Mises Daily Erich Mattei

Moore's film strikes a universal chord within the consciousness of all people: the fear of power and the love of freedom. Eric Mattei, however, asks whether Moore's motives are rooted in liberty or detraction.

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