Beauty is something most everyone wants more of. And while there is plenty of handwringing about healthcare not being affordable in the United States, cosmetic surgeons are doing fine, despite the recession. These doctors, by the way, are paid directly by the patient.
The Mises Circle in Naples, Florida. Recorded 26 February 2011.
The book is not about the need to cut the budget. Well, sure, the budget would be low to nonexistent if people adopted the views I defend here. But my aim is far more ambitious than that. I am inviting the reader, step by step, to rethink the view of government and society he has imbibed since childhood. A tall order, to be sure. But I'm throwing everything I've got at it.
Man the producer must have freedom, while man the predator puts limitations on freedom.
Hutcheson brought to Scottish philosophy a solid belief in natural rights and in the beneficence of nature.
DeLong misunderstood Volokh's nuanced position — which is not surprising, because he was prepared to declare Volokh insane.
<p>Joseph Schumpeter is smiling while the equity holders of Borders stock are crying.</p>
