Fabricio Terán

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03/29/2025 Mises Wire Fabricio Terán

Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was a British member of Parliament who championed free trade, the repeal of the Corn Laws, and a laissez-faire economy. [A speech delivered in Manchester, England, January...

Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: The Power of Ideologies and Public Opinion

05/03/2023 Mises Wire Fabricio Terán

Previously I explained Ludwig von Mises’s descriptive philosophy of the consent of individuals as the only thing that gives value to norms and authority. Individuals interpret norms and authority as...

Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: Utilitarianism and the Demythologization of Authority

03/15/2023 Mises Wire Fabricio Terán

I have previously explained how for Ludwig von Mises, democracy is necessary for the libertarian society because of its usefulness in achieving and maintaining social peace, insofar as social peace is...

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Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: The Power of Ideologies and Public Opinion

05/19/2023 Fabricio Terán

Mises had hoped that democracy would lead to free societies after World War II ended. He did not foresee the illiberal turn in the West in the last decade.

Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: Utilitarianism and the Demythologization of Authority

03/23/2023 Fabricio Terán

Mises saw essentialist values as fallacies because they were unverifiable and saw metaphysical ideas as a key component of authoritarianism. His solution was utilitarianism.

Libertarian Law by Democratic Means: A Method for Conflict Resolution

07/25/2022 Fabricio Terán

What is libertarian law and how does it function? Ludwig von Mises answered some of those questions and helped chart a path to achieving such a state of affairs.

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