By Dan Mitchell “Communists claim that their ideology represents the downtrodden against the elite, yet the evidence from Cuba shows … More
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When Ricky Gervais Meets Socrates: A Lesson on the Limits of Knowledge | Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan
Socrates was taken aback when the Oracle of Delphi said there was none wiser than he. Not believing the Oracle, … More
Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property – Foundation for Economic Education
Governor Bradford recorded in his diary that everybody was happy to claim their equal share of production, but production only … More
Medicare Hypocrisy for All – Foundation for Economic Education
Gary M. Galles “Medicare is not even close to sustainable in its present form, much less to be leveraged to … More
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
Two Ways Our World Resembles “1984” – Foundation for Economic Education
Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare. Today’s foray comes to us via a thoughtful article by … 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
Meet the Philosopher Behind the Ideology of the Anti-Fascists – Foundation for Economic Education
Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare! Still think Fascism is a Right Wing phenomenon? Think again! … More
