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.

Historian Ralph Raico, who is well-known in Austrian circles, wrote that Lord Acton believed that principles of liberty came from religious roots, and especially the Catholic faith.

Paul Gottfried reviews Ulrich Hintze's Theoria Generalis: Das Wesen des Politischen. Hintze argues that true political authority requires individual freedom, and he criticizes modern democracy for devolving into bureaucratic predation.

In his important lectures on the history of political thought, historian Ralph Raico examined five myths that many still believe about classical liberalism and the origins of modern ideology.