Nationality: You Belong to the State
There are two types of nationality. The first, as defined by Ludwig von Mises, involves people united by common languages and customs. The second is defined by the state.
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Nationality: You Belong to the State
There are two types of nationality. The first, as defined by Ludwig von Mises, involves people united by common languages and customs. The second is defined by the state.
The Importance of Teleology in Understanding Economic Inequality
As long as the explanation for human behavior seems logical and fits their worldview, people can carry on mistakenly believing that they can identify causal relations from studying group disparities.
The Importance of Teleology in Understanding Economic Inequality
As long as the explanation for human behavior seems logical and fits their worldview, people can carry on mistakenly believing that they can identify causal relations from studying group disparities.
What Happened to Objective Ethics?
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes on Daron Acemoglu’s What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity and finds it lacking in economic sense.
Old Fogies Don’t Die Soon Enough
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon takes apart Yale law professor Samuel Moyn’s screed against people living longer than Moyn thinks appropriate.
The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: Mansfield’s “Effectual Truth”
In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon reviews Harvey Mansfield's The Rise and Fall of Rational Control and finds that the author could benefit from some rational thinking himself.
On July 4, Will You be Celebrating the Founders or the Status Quo?
On this July 4, Americans will celebrate 250 years of independence. However, what are people really celebrating, freedom or a militaristic regime?
On July 4, Will You be Celebrating the Founders or the Status Quo?
On this July 4, Americans will celebrate 250 years of independence. However, what are people really celebrating, freedom or a militaristic regime?
From Scholasticism to Enlightenment Liberalism
The intellectual path from Ancient Greece to modernity is littered with the path of numerous philosophers, movements, and events, both peaceful and violent that have shaped thinking throughout the ages.
