Ryan McMaken on the History and Benefits of Secession
Ryan McMaken joins Bob to discuss his recent talk on secession at Oklahoma State University.
Property Rights
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Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles
Human action is usually driven by the desire to obtain more for less, and, ideally something for nothing. This has sometimes been called the economic principle. The wish to “get free stuff” pervades all times and places, all sectors of the...
Free Markets and the Antidiscrimination Principle
The right to be able to enter into contracts with others is fundamental to free markets and a free society. That means people should be able to engage in discrimination.
Governments Never Give Up Power Voluntarily
"Politically there is nothing more advantageous for a government than an attack on property rights, for it is always an easy matter to incite the masses against the owners of land and capital."
Does Libertarianism Require Support for Open Borders?
Dave Smith makes the Rothbardian/Hoppean case for government restriction on immigration, arguing that it's a second-best solution given the undeniable fact of government control of "public" property.
Legacies of Injustice and Racial Inequality
Progressives argue that free markets stand in the way of economic and racial equality. In fact, free markets are the only vehicle that can help make people more equal.
Human Rights and the Public Good
Progressive elites tell us we will own nothing and will be happy. They forget that fundamental human rights are linked to property rights.
On Decolonizing Property Rights
While advocates of "decolonization" claim that property rights are a form of "Eurocentric imperialism," they also demand that results of economic prosperity that follow an ethic of property rights. "Decolonizers" cannot have it both ways.
Bye Bye Willie: The Political Rent-Seeker
Intellectual property laws provide another example of how government stifles innovation and competition.
Legacies of Injustice and Racial Inequality
Progressives argue that free markets stand in the way of economic and racial equality. In fact, free markets are the only vehicle that can help make people more equal.
