Posts tagged: Libertarian

Cognitive Liberty And Self-Ownership

Cognitive liberty is the concept that an individual has absolute sovereignty over their state of consciousness, as long as it does not infringe on the rights of another. This includes the use of meditation, prayer, and psychoactive drugs.

Getting To The Truth About “Government Spending”

How does government spending compare with market spending? Which most benefits society? A libertarian-economic perspective on government intervention in the market.

Liberty and Economics: A Documentary On Mises

Mises was the twentieth century’s foremost economist, and one of its most important champions of Liberty. Here is a film that does justice to this extraordinary man, and to his equally extraordinary ideas.

Friedman On Curing Healthcare: No Licensure Of Physicians?

The AMA’s monopoly on the licensure of physicians puts a damper on competition within the industry, leading to lower quality services and limited availability.

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Calculation And Socialism

The economic calculation problem is a criticism of socialist economics, or more precisely central economic planning. It was first proposed by Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises in 1920 and was later expounded by Friedrich Hayek.