Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Voluntary Society on Jul 17th, 2012
I've been quiet on current events, but couldn't help but notice President Obama's attack the other day on individual effort and private enterprise. Here is Don Boudreaux: Selling wool to tailors does not thereby give shepherds an open-ended claim upon the wealth of coat owners.
Posted in ethical foundations on Jul 17th, 2012
I've regularly been engaged in discussions over the years that go something like, "allowing payments for ACTIVITY X would degrade it" and therefore we ought not permit payments for such an activity. You have probably seen it in the context of kidney and other organ sales, though it is commonly employed in other contexts as […]
