hen we attempt to promote Austrian Economics, we could, if we were intelligent, state that our interests are merely in developing institutions that facilitate voluntary exchanges, rather than mainstream economics, …
Individualism in law is different from individualism in policy. Law must of necessity apply to the individual. Policy of necessity must apply to the family. We have abandoned the family …
States do not have friends. They have allies with similar interest. A friend bears a sacrifice on your behalf. An ally provides assistance in times of mutual interest. So no. …
There is no ‘ought’ in politics between groups. Politics consists of: is, can, cannot between groups. Oughts are an in-group question. The reason being that while we may sacrifice for …
THIS IS A GOOD BUT MISUNDERSTOOD QUESTION America practices the common law of anglo saxon origin, in which all things are permitted except that which is extant in law. This …
I’ll back up TJ Claridge’s post and say that you’re misusing the terms. I think you mean to say, how much interference in the economy by the government produces a …
(must read)(from hbd chick) ndividualism: (book) Northern europeans began to think of — or at least write about — themselves as individuals beginning in the eleventh century a.d. [pgs. 158, …
o, how does one construct a high trust NEPOTISTIC, inbred culture, instead of a high trust Non-nepotistic, outbred culture? Well, that’s very simple. Because organically evolving an institution is very …
Justinian closed the Stoic schools, to make people easier to manipulate, and lies more effective means by which to govern.Stoicism is an aristocratic personal religion.Polytheism is a public religion of …
– Nassim Taleb (anti-fragility)– Ricardo Duchesne (uniqueness of western man)– Kevin Macdonald (group evolutionary strategies)– Curt Doolittle (Truth, Trust, Law, and Institutions)– Stephen Hicks (Postmodernism) (Reluctantly Associated I’m sure)– Nial …
—“Whether we use the Roman term “stoicism,” or we discuss Germanic warlords, or Japanese samurai, we’re talking about the same thing. Stoicism is the calm acceptance of responsibility. It is …
No one likes the truth, but the evidence is, that stereotypes are often, if not nearly always true, and reflect exaggerations of observed behavior common to a group. However, like …
The answer, as a political economist, is this: Why are you trying to obtain a discount on the cost of software development by obtaining two employees worth of work from …
Liber-TINES are under ideological pressure. And their movement is an abject failure. Liber-TARIANS (Classical Liberals) are at least if not more so fervent as they were in the past. You …
