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Did Richard Overton Preempt Ayn Rand?
Here is a part of the shaft of the literary arrow fired by Richard Overton against all tyrants and tyranny, … from the prison of Newgate in 1646: this by nature everyone’s desire aims at and requires;...
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Opportunities in purity
The designers of Formula 1 motor cars are well-known for being good at the very peculiar job of making the fastest possible car within a set of constraints designed to slow them down. This is because...
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In the pursuit of happiness
The other day the hashtag “I’m hard Left” trended on Twitter, and, as you might expect, it attracted some rather ironic, and amusing, responses. One of the sincere tweets (I don’t recall the author)...
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A comment on “Ashley Madison”
Misanthrope Girl’s post raises an important question: How awful might it be to actually live in a modern libertarian society? With every passing year technology makes it easier for moral crusaders and...
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How to be healthy
I see the value in this kind of thinking, described as a kind of therapy by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt but sharing much of what I would “education” or even “parenting”: The goal is to minimize...
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Soviet Migration Chaos
In many ways, Europe seems to be in a crises at the moment. Economic problems of some EU states, most importantly Greece have been constantly in the news over the past few years and no end is in side....
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Is Specific Performance an Argument against Libertarianism?
Here is an issue that I am struggling with at the moment. Imagine we live in a libertarian society. Everyone owns themselves and their private property. Everyone is able to make contracts with others...
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Why “Accumulating Wealth” is Wrong
Last week I went to a humanist event on Human Rights. There were two speakers exploring the topic of whether human rights are universal or not. One of them was a young sociologist who argued for a...
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Gender and Freedom
I am a feminist; I believe in complete gender equality before the law. Economically speaking, there should be no gender based restrictions on holding a certain occupation. I understand that any...
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Libertarianism is a Social Construct: A commentary on “Gender and Freedom”
“I am a feminist; I believe in complete gender equality before the law.” Then congratulations! You live in the West, where that already exists. Anyway, let’s remember this equating of feminism with...
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Democracy, Cognitive Dissonance, and Leviathan
Does Tim Worstall read Libertarian Home? The reason I ask is that, in the fortnight or so since I published Patricians, Paternalism, Free Riders, and The Guillotine Worstall keeps repeating this same...
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Public Goods: A Question of Balance
In economics, a public good is a good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous in that individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce...
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Lew Rockwell’s Problem with Freedom
Lew Rockwell is a big name in the libertarian movement. He was close to Murry Rothbard, worked for Ron Paul early on and most importantly he founded the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn Alabama of...
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It’s what you believe about utilitarianism and equality that ain’t so that’s...
From Tim Worstall’s It’s what you believe that ain’t so that’s the problem: However, there is one major difference. Which is that the US is a much more unequal country, even after the influence of that...
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What Leo Strauss can tell us about Tax Credits
Reading Stephen Hoffman’s guest post plugging the Conservatives for Liberty lobby evening (held on Wednesday), my interest was piqued. I wanted to learn more about this committed bunch of free market...
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War Is The Enemy Of Liberty
Admittedly, I have very little faith in violence as a problem solving tool in general. But I am not a pacifist. I do believe there is a time to fight back. If someone shoots at you, you certainly have...
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Equality and Opportunity
Even as an entirely utilitarian classical liberal it’s possible to, in theory, be worried about economic inequality. If a society is so unequal that we don’t have, nor cannot have, equality of...
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Heretical Thoughts on Libertarian Philosophy
There are various theories attempting to explain or justify Libertarianism. There are many important and influential thinkers in this movement, including people like Ayn Rand, Robert Nozick, David...
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The Freedom to Speak about Islam
I’ve been frustrated recently for having become curious about Islam. Specifically, I have questions which I would like for a Muslim person to answer, but I can’t find anybody discussing such questions....
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A Libertarian Calculation Problem
Some orthodox liberal thinking on Nico Metten’s “Heretical Thoughts on Libertarian Philosophy“. Libertarianism should be about liberty. Libertarians should want liberty to be maximised. Liberty is...
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