Socialism and ‘Social’ Justice
Hayek was forced to conclude that the term "social justice" was "entirely empty and meaningless” and is generally used to assert a claim without giving a reason for it.
Hayek was forced to conclude that the term "social justice" was "entirely empty and meaningless” and is generally used to assert a claim without giving a reason for it.
One of the most important sociological laws is the "Iron Law of Oligarchy": every field of human endeavor, every kind of organization, will always be led by a relatively small elite.
Public schools have always been central to government's ability to propagandize in favor of a single, homogenized, national system of government.
The two most powerful motivations in human history have always been ideology and economic interest.
The central problem that confronts modern libertarian political theory is how to place limits on the number and kinds of intrusions in which government may engage — and how to ensure that it will confine itself to these limits.
War follows protection. Peace follows free trade. As David Ricardo said, “If you want peace, starve the government.”
It was Benjamin Anderson who injected in Hazlitt a radical distaste of inflationary policies and paper money.
Significant opposition surrounded the development of state supported public secondary and higher education in New York State throughout the latter nineteenth century.
It is important to understand the relationship between monarchy and war, and between monarchy and warfare.