Medicine and the Crimination of Sin: “Self-abuse” in 19th Century America
Volume 1, Number 3 (1977)
What this essay will attempt to show is that while, during the 19th century, the prohibition of sexual immoralit
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Human Autonomy and the Natural Right to Be Free
In this paper, Christopher W. Morris attempts to defend the natural right of freedom from the premise of human autonomy.
The Early Development of Medical Licensing Laws in the United States 1875-1900
The condition of the American medical profession at the close of the Civil War was, in almost every particular, significantly different from that w
Is Lookism Unjust?: The Ethics of Aesthetics and Public Policy Implications
Lookism is prejudice toward people because of their appearance.
Re-Reading Thomson: Thomson’s Unanswered Challenge
Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” (1971) was first published more than 30 years ago.
Economics, Politics, and the Coming Collapse of the Elderly Welfare State
In this article James Rolph Edwards discusses the United States economic system and social security.
Volume 17, Number 1 (2003)
The Drudge Report and other media outlets ha
Issues in the Economics of Medical Care
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2014.
Employer-Provided Health Care Is Not a Religious Issue
The fact that opponents of private property rights have managed to frame the debate over health-care mandates as some sort of religious issue is on
