Brian Barry on Robert Nozick - Waggish. Here’s something less controversial, courtesy of John Protevi and Lawyers Guns and Money: Brian Barry’s amusing review of Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State, and Utopia, from 1975.
Ayn Rand - The Atlasphere: Ayn Rand News, Dating & Social Networking. » Libertarian case for open borders Open Borders: The Case. Anarcho-capitalism. Politics_bell_curve.png (1021×645) The Libertarianism FAQ. Tea Party Patriots. Event Detail. Libertarian Party (United States) Tonie Nathan, running as the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential candidate in the 1972 Presidential Election with John Hospers as the presidential candidate, was the first female candidate in the United States to win an electoral vote.[9][23] The 2012 election Libertarian Party presidential candidate, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, was chosen on May 4, 2012 at the 2012 Libertarian National Convention in Summerlin, Nevada.[26]
Gary Johnson vs Ron Paul: The Respective Cases for Ron Paul & Gary Johnson in 2012. Libertarians have a real choice this election cycle for the 2012 Presidential campaign.
To be frank, this is probably a problem. It's definitely a positive problem and a sign of our movement's progress, a problem many of us are delighted to have, but with scarce time, money, energy, resources, and only one vote apiece, this means we are going to have to make a difficult decision. As a result, I asked two of my most esteemed colleagues in the liberty movement to write op ed pieces persuading me as to which candidate I should support in the Republican Primary for 2012-- Gary Johnson or Ron Paul. Ron Paul's delegates may have a loud voice at the GOP convention. DES MOINES — Rick Santorum narrowly won January's Iowa caucuses, and future Republican nominee Mitt Romney finished a close second.
GOProud, libertarians and CPAC. Libertarismus. Psychology versus Praxeology - Robert P. Murphy. In a recent article, I laid out the Misesian approach of praxeology, or the science of human action.
Contrary to the mainstream positivist position, in which all economic theories must lead to falsifiable predictions that can be tested, Ludwig von Mises believed that valid economic theorems must be deducible from the axiom, "Humans act. " Many readers sent me email, challenging the Misesian view. One major concern was whether psychology should avail itself of the experimental method. The Chicago School versus the Austrian School - Robert P. Murphy.
People often ask me, "How are the Austrians different from the Chicago School economists?
Aren't you all free-market guys who oppose big-government Keynesians? " In the present article I'll outline some of the main differences. Although it's true that Austrians agree with Chicago economists on many policy issues, nevertheless their approach to economic science can be quite different. It's important to occasionally explain these differences, if only to rebut the common complaint that Austrian economics is simply a religion serving to justify libertarian policy conclusions. Praxeology. The most common use of the term is in connection with the Austrian School of Economics,[2] as established by economist Ludwig von Mises.[3] Origin and etymology[edit]
Chicagoer Schule. FAQ. Seasteading: Cities on the ocean. Peter Thiel, PayPal Founder, Funds 'Seasteading,' Libertarian Sea Colony. Former "Seasteaders" Come Ashore To Start Libertarian Utopias In Honduran Jungle. The seasteader-in-chief is headed ashore.
Patri Friedman (that’s Milton Friedman's grandson to you), who stepped down as the chief executive of the Peter Thiel-backed Seasteading Institute in August, has resurfaced as the CEO of a new for-profit enterprise named Future Cities Development Inc., which aims to create new cities from scratch (on land this time) governed by "cutting-edge legal systems.
" The startup may have found its first taker in Honduras, whose government amended its constitution in January to permit the creation of special autonomous zones exempt from local and federal laws. Future Cities has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to build a city in one such zone starting next year. What Kind of Libertarian Are You? - 10 Different Types of Libertarianism. Anarcho-Capitalism: Anarcho-capitalists believe that governments monopolize services that would be better left to corporations, and should be abolished entirely in favor of a system in which corporations provide services we associate with the government.
The popular sci-fi novel Jennifer Government describes a system that is very close to anarcho-capitalist. Civil Libertarianism: Civil libertarians believe that the government should not pass laws that restrict, oppress, or selectively fail to protect people in their day-to-day lives. Ism of the week: The isms of the week: Liberalism and Libertarianism. Debates within libertarianism. Libertarianism is variously defined by sources.
There is no general consensus among scholars on the definition nor on how one should use the term as a historical category. Scholars generally agree that libertarianism refers to the group of political philosophies which emphasize freedom, individual liberty, and voluntary association. Libertarians generally advocate a society with little or no government power. Alternative Currency - MisesWiki. Www.mises.org/journals/rae/pdf/rae10_1_3.pdf. Liberalism by Ludwig von Mises (1929) Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Hans-Hermann Hoppe (German: [ˈhɔpə]; born September 2, 1949) is a German-born American academic, libertarian theorist[3] and an Austrian School economist.[4][5][6] He is Professor Emeritus with the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,[7] and currently resides in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] Life and work[edit]
Social Theory of Hoppe, Week 3: Libertarian Rights and Argumentation Ethics.