Charles Adams is a rare tax historian who leads us back to Greeks and Romans and the history of liberty. The Battle of Marathon was critical for Greek civilization to seize control of Western Civilization. The Greeks had no direct taxation, just indirect. This is what fostered liberty.
Alexandre Padilla talks about Rothbard on Agency Problems at the 2003 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Laurent Carnis describes Rothbard on the Economics of Crime at the 2003 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Ronald Hamowy discusses Hayek and the Common Law: An Assessment at the 2002 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Presented at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on February 28, 2003.
Recorded at the Reassessing the Presidency seminar; March 2004. (25:41)
Natural law does not depend directly on God’s will. Natural law goes back to at least the scholastics and perhaps Thomas Aquinas. Modern Natural Rights theory began in 1625. Modern theory recognizes the institution the state. Natural law is thought to produce inalienable natural rights. They speak to the dignity of the individual and life and property. The close connection between liberty and property is part of this tradition.
