This is the final collection of essays by the 20th century’s premier economic journalist. Hazlitt originally intended this to be a larger project, but his death in 1993 prevented him from finishing all of the planned chapters. What he did complete is presented here as a series of essays all dealing with the question posed by the title. Of particular interest here are a number of chapters on historical figures such as J. S. Mill and Herbert Spencer, as well as a critical analysis of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State, and Utopia and Hazlitt’s own suggestions for how libertarians should move forward.
Also from the FEE Library
Hazlitt’s Newsweek, Best of the Free Man’s Library List by Henry Hazlitt
Hazlitt’s Newsweek, Best of the Free Man’s Library List. Complies a short list of the best books on economics from Hazlitt’s book The Free Man’s Library.
How Do We Know by Leonard E. Read
Leonard Read’s explanation as to why it is imperative that knowledge be pursued. Read’s exploration of knowledge and liberty are essential for understanding the foundations of a free society.
Roofs or Ceilings? The Current Housing Problem by Milton Friedman and George Stigler
A scanned original printing of Roofs or Ceilings? The Current Housing Problem by Milton Friedman and George Stigler. FEE’s second ever publication. Published in September 1946.
Cliches of Socialism Number 27 by Roland W. Holmes
“Individual Workers are too weak to bargain with corporations”
Rules of Living: The Ethics of Social Cooperation by Henry Hazlitt
Published in 1999, this book is a shorter version of Hazlitt’s underappreciated Foundations of Morality. It contains a number of chapters from the book that are framed by an introduction by Leland Yeager. Hazlitt argues that our ethical and moral rules should be judged by the degree to which they forward social cooperation. He is [...]
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