Politics

13 arguments for liberal capitalism in 13 minutes

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The thirteen arguments are: 1. Liberal capitalism increases freedom. 2. People work harder in liberal capitalist systems. 3. People work smarter under liberal capitalism. 4. Liberalism increases individuality and creativity. 5. Liberal capitalism increases the average standard of living. 6. The poor are better off under liberal capitalism. 7. Liberal capitalism generates more philanthropy. 8. […]

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Conclusion: Nazi and Anti-Nazi Philosophies [N&N audiobook]

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Part 8 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 8. Nazi and Anti-Nazi Philosophies [mp3] [YouTube] [7  minutes] 40. Hindsight and future resolve [mp3] [YouTube] 41. Principled anti-Nazism [mp3] [YouTube] Previous: Part 1. Introduction: Philosophy and History [mp3] [YouTube] Part 2. Explaining Nazism Philosophically [mp3] [YouTube] Part 3.

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Video interview with Professor Nicholas Capaldi

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Professor Capaldi lectured recently at Rockford University on the topic of “The Lockean Liberty Narrative versus the Rousseau Equality Narrative, and How These Narratives Explain Everything.” Afterward we discussed his themes — the conflict between the Lockean and Rousseauian narratives, enterprise and civil societies, the nature of the corporation, corporate philanthropy, cronyism, and more. Professor

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Audiobook version of Nietzsche and the Nazis

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Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View was first produced as a documentary in 2006. The book version was published in 2010. A Polish translation is forthcoming in 2014. We are releasing an audiobook version serially. To begin, here are Parts 1 and 2. Part 1. Introduction: Philosophy and History [mp3] [YouTube] [5 minutes] 1.

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Modernity’s declining violence

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“A common misconception often quoted by media, politicians, activists is that violence is on the rise and has historically been much lower. Similarly, the trend in post-colonial anthropology has been to regard historically indigenous and tribal societies as more peaceful than contemporary Western society. However, archaeological evidence shows that previous societies had very high level

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Davidson on rent control as “perverse”

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A good journalistic piece in The New York Times: “The Perverse Effects of Rent Regulation.” (Thanks to R.M. for the link.) Rent control is a classic case of bad economics and bad ethics. The bad economics is ignorance of unintended consequences — in this case a price control that makes the initial problem worse. The

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