The Cost of the Enlightenment
The fruit of the Enlightenment has been the growth and centralization of the state, at the expense of all other institutions. The material plenty we enjoy today are in spite of this change, not because of it.
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This Way Toward Equality
Equalization of incomes can be accomplished only by moving down the road toward serfdom.
Libertarianism(s) versus Postmodernism and “Social Justice” Ideology
The 2019 Ludwig von Mises Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Yousif Almoayyed.
What a “Hard Brexit” Could Mean for the UK
London is a major global hub, and a hard Brexit wouldn't change that. But one of the best possible outcomes of Brexit could be a move toward real free trade beyond the faux "free trade" of the EU bloc.
Socialism
Dr. Shawn Ritenour joins the Human Action Podcast to discuss Mises's monumental work on Socialism.
The God of Social Media Demands Sacrifice, Not Mercy
Bob discusses the recent "outrage mobs" on social media—in which people intentionally spread misleading or outright false smears against their opponents—and how comedians are the only ones left who can speak the truth.
Don’t Blame Capitalism for the Decline of the Extended Family
People are not economic automatons who necessarily arrange their families in ways that advertisers and employers want them to.
Capitalism as It Is and as It Is Seen by the Common Man
Even in the heyday of liberalism only a few people had a full grasp of the functioning of the market economy.
15. David Gornoski on Biblical Mercy, Scapegoats, and the State as Vehicle of Human Sacrifice
Bob Murphy and David Gornoski discuss state violence and some healthy alternatives to a violence-based society.
