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The Subjective Nature of Time: From Bergson to Mises
Time is a unique resource in economics because we cannot create more of it and are subject to its limitations....
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What Adam Smith Left Out of the Pin Factory
Mark Thornton shows why every system that ignored the entrepreneur—from socialism to fascism to modern industrial policy—failed for the same...
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“Creating a Nation”: The Declaration of Independence and the Nation Anachronism
Viewing the Declaration of Independence as the act that created one consolidated American nation is a common historical anachronism, which...
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The Defeat of Thomas Massie: Where to Go from Here?
The recent primary defeat of Thomas Massie will deprive this country of a free-market and anti-war voice. How should libertarians...
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Patents: The Damage of Coerced Intellectual Monopoly
Government policy regarding patents is based upon the belief that no one would invent anything without some monopoly privileges. There...
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“Creating a Nation”: The Declaration of Independence and the Nation Anachronism
Viewing the Declaration of Independence as the act that created one consolidated American nation is a common historical anachronism, which...
Read moreWillmoore Kendall on Lincoln, Equality and the South
In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon revisits Wilmoore Kendall’s The Conservative Affirmation, which takes issue with Abraham Lincoln...
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Rothbard Explains the Anatomy of the State
In this discussion of Rothbard's seminal essay on the nature of the state, "The Anatomy of the State," Ryan McMaken...
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Justice Clarence Thomas Is Right about Progressivism
In attacking progressivism in a recent speech, Clarence Thomas has been pilloried in the media and by politicians and academics....
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There Is No Reprieve in the Fed’s War on Savings
The Federal Reserve continues to destroy the economy’s savings base through a combination of artificially low interest rates and inflation....
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