Liberalism

While classical liberalism is preferable to socialism and interventionism, it is, at best, a halfway house to total freedom.

Liberty is not a luxury good. It is necessary for civilization to thrive and the end of liberty will also be the end of civilization. Karl Popper understood that as well as anyone who has lived.

Although classical liberalism was imperfect, especially with its emphasis upon “limited” government, nonetheless, it provided at least a glimpse of a free society. We also should continue the heroes of classical liberalism.

Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”

Is minarchism an antidote for the growing statism and socialism infecting our body politic? Think of it as “statism lite.”

Modern progressivism is based upon the notion of equity—equal outcomes. However, as Ludwig von Mises wrote, classical liberalism had its roots in liberty, which was undergirded by equality before the law.

Leaders prone toward collectivist ideals and central planning seize upon these opportunities, thriving on divisive sentiment.

For decades, the expansion of the executive branch’s authority has empowered unelected agency “experts” and fueled the rise of an imperial presidency.

In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon examines John Tomasi's thesis of Free Market Fairness that the collectivism espoused by John Rawls is compatible with classical liberalism. Not surprisingly, Dr. Gordon has another viewpoint.

English translation of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Kritik der kausalwissenschaftlichen Sozialforschung (Opladen 1983). Translated by Andreas Tank.