What is Software Quality? An Austrian Approach
Even something that seems as objective as software development falls under the Austrian view of subjective utility.
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Can the American Government Wage a Just War?
Murray Rothbard asked this question and concluded that the current American regime, if the wisdom of Aquinas’ words is taken seriously, cannot wage a just war.
Was the French Revolution Good or Bad?
There are so many parts of the Revolution, so many stages, and so many protagonists, that we are sometimes confused as to how to interpret it. Historians tend to explain the Revolution according to their predilections, or even their heroes.
Destroying Liberty Through State Protection: The First Amendment
Leave it to government judges and politicians to turn constitutional protections of free speech into new ways to centralize and grow state power.
The White House, the Fed, and the Economy: Mises Circle in Fort Myers, FL
Join Bob Murphy, Patrick Newman, Jonathan Newman, and Murray Sabrin in Florida this November.
Is a Welfare State Consistent with Libertarianism?
David Gordon reviews Dan Moller's book Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism, in which the author examines the issue of a welfare state in a libertarian society.
On Centralization, Decentralization, and Self-Defense
Two guiding principles must be followed by small states and even more so by secessionist movements, whether leading to another, smaller state or a state-less territory (an anarchic social order): First, do not provoke, and second, be armed.
When It Comes to Economic Analysis, Your “Opinion” Is Irrelevant
Subjective valuation, which is at the heart of Austrian economic thinking, is not the same thing as someone's opinion.
Can Electricity Providers Promise 100 Percent Green Energy? Probably Not.
Residential electricity sources are becoming yet another form of “virtue signaling.”
The Parasitic Rich Men North of Richmond
Oliver Anthony's popular song, "Rich Men North of Richmond," describes the parasitic world of the Beltway. One hopes people understand the damage the political classes have done.
