Political Theory
Contra Spooner
The inability of modern philosophers to furnish any kind of argument for the maintenance of a government is a notorious weakness.
12. The Public Sector, III: Police, Law, and the Courts
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto, as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
7. Totalitarianism and the Arts in the 20th Century
Art can flourish under any conditions. Many falsely imagine that commercialization is always a bad thing, but the commercial system has produced great art, too. Totalitarianism and modernism is the last thing anyone wants to say anything good about.
The Limits of Armchair Theorizing: The case of Threats
A correspondent recently wrote me with a few libertarian puzzles/conundra. An edited version is below:
11. The Public Sector, II: Streets and Roads
From the book For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto, as narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
The Anarchist Society vs. the Military State: The Insignificance of the Free Rider
Delivered at the Mises Institute on July 6, 2006.
An Ideology of Brute Force
In 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Vice President Richard Nixon walked through a replica of a six-room American ranch house that was on
Al Franken on Lying Liars
The woman from whom we’re subletting clearly leans to the left when it comes to politics.