Capitalism versus the Philosophers: An Interview with Stephen Hicks was published at The Foundation for Economic Education. Grégoire Canlorbe, a French intellectual entrepreneur residing in Paris conducted the interview. An excerpt follows. Grégoire Canlorbe: According to a popular opinion, left to its own devices, capitalism inevitably tends to a monopoly economy — an economy in […]
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2018 Brazil fire at Rio museum. The museum is owned by the government. That government overspends on “important” things but defers maintenance on less important things. “Sorry, we didn’t have money for a sprinkler system. Not our fault.” 2019 French fire at Paris cathedral. The cathedral is owned by the government. That government overspends on
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… that it’s come to this: Politicians feel they can/must nudge them or coerce them into basic intellectual civility. The President of the United States uses the financial big stick: “Many have become increasingly hostile to the First Amendment and free speech. Under the guise of speech codes, safe spaces, and trigger warnings, these universities
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Our head politician wants to use political leverage to fix higher education’s semi-censorship problem. Universities should be ashamed that it has come to this — those universities, at least, that do not have healthy free-speech cultures. Of course politicians already use their power — financial threats and regulatory compulsion — to make universities do what
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In light of this USA Today report — “With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional” — a reminder of the three competing positions. Traditional-conservatives: Governments can force anyone to engage in military service for the good of the community. Hence, a compulsory draft is justified. Liberal-libertarians: Governments should protect
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Theist vs. Atheist: What Should You Believe? is a seven-part series of articles by two authors, John C. Wright and Stephen R. C. Hicks, in which they debate seven key issues in religion. Is Political Evil Built into Religion? By Stephen R. C. Hicks We live in good times for religion and politics. The great
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Sometimes it seems a mystery why the postmodern Left seems to be so fascist in practice — while billing itself as anti-fascist. Consider this quotation from a leading activist of the 1920s. I’ll reveal his name afterwards: “Everything I have said and done in these last years is relativism by intuition. If relativism signifies contempt
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The chemical leak at Love Canal informs our environmental thinking — but was it a government failure or a greedy-corporation failure? Audio link: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Topics: Good and bad news about Love Canal // Historical information // Consequences and the rise of environmental philosophy // Important facts // Who are the bad guys? // Bad-Corporations/Good-Government narrative
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