Liberty and Distributive Justice
Posted in Cliches of Socialism, From the Archives on 6 July 2011
Stats: 560 views and 2 Comments The Cliché of Socialism Number 8, written by Leonard E. Read is “The free market ignores the poor.” This cliché has far from vanished. In fact, with the recent rise in the popularity of libertarianism many have used it as the jumping point for attacking the free market approach. It ...
Posted in Cliches of Socialism, From the Archives on 6 July 2011
Stats: 560 views and 2 Comments The Cliché of Socialism Number 8, written by Leonard E. Read is “The free market ignores the poor.” This cliché has far from vanished. In fact, with the recent rise in the popularity of libertarianism many have used it as the jumping point for attacking the free market approach. It ...
On the Follies of Society
Posted in From the Archives on 6 June 2011
Stats: 309 views and No Comments Leonard Read often used a candle as a metaphor for the idea of liberty. Even in darkness a simple candle can shine to show the way. And the more people who hold a candle for liberty, the brighter liberty will shine. But in the world we live, this is no ...
Posted in From the Archives on 6 June 2011
Stats: 309 views and No Comments Leonard Read often used a candle as a metaphor for the idea of liberty. Even in darkness a simple candle can shine to show the way. And the more people who hold a candle for liberty, the brighter liberty will shine. But in the world we live, this is no ...
Mencken: A Retrospect by Henry Hazlitt
Posted in Document on 4 June 2011
Stats: 346 views and No Comments Mencken: A Retrospect by Henry Hazlitt from Hazlitt's Business Tides column February 20, 1956.
Posted in Document on 4 June 2011
Stats: 346 views and No Comments Mencken: A Retrospect by Henry Hazlitt from Hazlitt's Business Tides column February 20, 1956.
A Revolt for the Principles of Liberty
Posted in From the Archives on 9 May 2011
Stats: 528 views and No Comments The similarities between our political parties are particularly striking. Libertarians/classical liberals often express confusion as to why more individuals don’t see this. First, as election models in economics have shown us, politicians must capture the median voter if they wish to win elections. And more importantly, both political parties define ...
Posted in From the Archives on 9 May 2011
Stats: 528 views and No Comments The similarities between our political parties are particularly striking. Libertarians/classical liberals often express confusion as to why more individuals don’t see this. First, as election models in economics have shown us, politicians must capture the median voter if they wish to win elections. And more importantly, both political parties define ...
But Where Do You Stand?
Posted in From the Archives on 16 February 2011
Stats: 657 views and 6 Comments “I am a libertarian.” These are the words of Leonard E. Read, from his 1956 Freeman article “Neither Left Nor Right."1 Read was prompted to write this short article when, after one of his lectures, an observer pointed out, “Why, you are neither left nor right!” Many years after Read ...
Posted in From the Archives on 16 February 2011
Stats: 657 views and 6 Comments “I am a libertarian.” These are the words of Leonard E. Read, from his 1956 Freeman article “Neither Left Nor Right."1 Read was prompted to write this short article when, after one of his lectures, an observer pointed out, “Why, you are neither left nor right!” Many years after Read ...
Institutions Matter: The Mont Pelerin Society on Development
Posted in From the Archives on 5 October 2010
Stats: 377 views and 5 Comments Today’s document is the first issue of the Mont Pelerin Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1 to be exact) published in April 1959 by The Mont Pelerin Society. The society was founded in 1947 (just a year after FEE was founded) by F.A. Hayek with the goal of advocating free market ...
Posted in From the Archives on 5 October 2010
Stats: 377 views and 5 Comments Today’s document is the first issue of the Mont Pelerin Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1 to be exact) published in April 1959 by The Mont Pelerin Society. The society was founded in 1947 (just a year after FEE was founded) by F.A. Hayek with the goal of advocating free market ...
The Freedom Philosophy
Posted in Audio, Media on 12 July 2010
Stats: 504 views and No Comments Professor Ivan Pongracic discusses "the freedom philosophy" with students attending Freedom University I in Atlanta, GA on May 31, 2010.
Posted in Audio, Media on 12 July 2010
Stats: 504 views and No Comments Professor Ivan Pongracic discusses "the freedom philosophy" with students attending Freedom University I in Atlanta, GA on May 31, 2010.
Leonard Read and The Ideal of Freedom
Posted in From the Archives on 9 July 2010
Stats: 389 views and 1 Comment In the April 1975 issue of Reason magazine Tibor Machan interviewed the Foundation for Economic Education’s president, Leonard E. Read. At the time, Read was in his late 70s but his answers seem as sharp as any of his writings. The interview is well worth a read as it is chalk ...
Posted in From the Archives on 9 July 2010
Stats: 389 views and 1 Comment In the April 1975 issue of Reason magazine Tibor Machan interviewed the Foundation for Economic Education’s president, Leonard E. Read. At the time, Read was in his late 70s but his answers seem as sharp as any of his writings. The interview is well worth a read as it is chalk ...
Reason Magazine Interview with Leonard E. Read
Posted in Document on 9 July 2010
Stats: 461 views and 1 Comment Reason magazine interviews Leonard E. Read in their April 1975 Issue.
Posted in Document on 9 July 2010
Stats: 461 views and 1 Comment Reason magazine interviews Leonard E. Read in their April 1975 Issue.
Mises, Lane, and the Question of Democracy
Posted in From the Archives on 19 June 2010
Stats: 520 views and 2 Comments Libertarians, naturally, do not agree on all issues. How far we want to push the frontiers of liberty is a question that will need continual answers in this ever-changing world. One such issue is how libertarians and classical liberals feel about democracy. In the late 1940s, two of the most influential ...
Posted in From the Archives on 19 June 2010
Stats: 520 views and 2 Comments Libertarians, naturally, do not agree on all issues. How far we want to push the frontiers of liberty is a question that will need continual answers in this ever-changing world. One such issue is how libertarians and classical liberals feel about democracy. In the late 1940s, two of the most influential ...
