Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare! Bruce Thornton examines the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville to … More
Category: big government
Bastiat on the Nature of Government (and Why America’s Was the Exception) – Foundation for Economic Education
“I should be glad…if you had really discovered a beneficent and inexhaustible being, calling itself the Government…which can provide for … More
Bad Ideas Are Spreading Like the Plague – Reason.com
At the very moment we succeeded in banishing a deadly affliction from our country, in other words, people began eschewing … More
Musings and Mentions
As we continue to examine the outcomes of socioeconomic initiatives throughout our history, it becomes apparent that society’s benefits are … More
Sorry, Bernie Sanders, but Disney Doesn’t Have To Apologize for Making $1.3 Billion with Avengers: Endgame – Reason.com
“More importantly, if you care about improving the quality of life and living standards over time, the essential question is … More
Frédéric Bastiat on the Connection between Socialism, Communism, and Protectionism – Foundation for Economic Education
“…As for systems based on legalized plunder, Bastiat says: As long as it is admitted that the law may be … More
Watch “Milton Friedman – The Robin Hood Myth” on YouTube
The Political Dogma: Government social “reinvestment” programs benefit the poor at the expense of the wealthy. The Political Reality, as … More
Everyone Agrees Government Is a Hot Mess. So Why Does It Keep Getting Bigger Anyway? – Reason.com
Counter-intuitively, the less trusting of government we become, the more likely we are to call for more regulation by that … More
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