I have been listening to lectures titled “Thinking about Capitalism” from The Teaching Company. There are 36 lectures and they are very good so far. I just listened to one on religious tolerance and Voltaire, whom I had never studied but found extremely fascinating. He has some very well-known quotes (e.g., “I do not agree with what [...]
Being a libertarian means explaining and justifying your beliefs to others, beliefs they have most likely never heard. Since the views are not as common as other political views, the libertarian must also have more knowledge in more areas. In short, it is not the path of least resistance. Here are some areas the libertarian [...]
February 21, 2009 – 2:02 am
If you have listened to Hans Hoppe’s lectures before this may not be anything new. But because of the length of the lecture (1:30) all of his ideas are explained more fully and linked together with historical examples. Here is an article on the topic, “The Idea of a Private Law Society,” by Prof. Hoppe [...]
January 15, 2009 – 11:55 pm
Just some additional thoughts:
While we can easily say that the division of labor is a good thing regarding “promoting” Austrian ideas–that Dr. Boettke (for example) can promote Austrian ideas as he sees fit, and likewise Dr. Murphy–it seems to me that it is an easy way to end the debate, and contributes to some sort [...]
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December 11, 2008 – 1:04 pm
It seems that Thomas Jefferson has a great quote for every subject I begin to study. I have been studying logic, and I came across this Jefferson quote on the first page:
In a republican nation, whose citizens are to be led by reason and persuasion and not by force, the art of reasoning becomes of [...]
