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Since it's my first thread I'd like to introduce myself. I'm in the process of brainstorming for a Ph.D. dissertation proposal in the field of International Relations. More specifically Internationl Poltical Economy. Often the Libertarian and Austrian issues we read about focus exclusively...
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How libertarian was Great Britain under Margaret Thatcher? I realize mises.org or LRC do not have any documentation on it unlike Rothbard's article that exploded the belief of Reagan being small government. I think a documentary in youtube "Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain" mentioned...
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Hello, I have been reading Mises.org now for about 6 or 7 years and it has really been the best teacher I've ever had on almost any social science topic I've been interested in. Usually questions I have can be answered by doing searches on the site or at least i can be directed to something off...
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You've touched on one of the most pressing issues with libertarianism in my opinion. That is to say, "Where do we go from here?". Do we 'use the market' and simply choose the best products at the best prices, thus supporting the most efficient (subsidised or no) businesses, or do...
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Is stock ownership (i.e., equity shares) compatible with free market libertarianism? For background, see " Entrepreneurs, the Firm, and the Knowledge Problem ". I'm working on some broader ideas of organization, economy, etc., and I'm interested in arguments in support of, and objecting...
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"No, we don't live in a purely capitalistic system. A purely capitalistic system is inherently doomed to self-destruction. See: A perfect capitalism: no monopolies, no unions, no special advantages. Every commodity sells at its true value (value is the amount of labor it takes to make a commodity...
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We need to get more Ron Paul types out there telling the truth. People - I want you to start writing letters to all of your legislators - your rep, your senators, and yes, your state legislators - and tell them to oppose more regulation and list the reasons why. Contact with the local LP and the local...
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Hi there, I'm new here (just found this excellent place) but I've been libertarian and Austrian since I've started studying economics and political science. I'm going off to University in the UK in half a year, hopefully to do economics all the way to a PhD. Anyway enough with the chit...
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[quote user="Nathyn"][quote user="gethky"][quote user="kdnc"]Free trade does not have moral principles, only people have moral principles.[/quote]If free trade is amoral, as you & leonidia contend, then anything goes as long as the buyer and the seller are not coerced...
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i have recently designed the following course for my own use: rigourous introductory study centers around rothbard's 'man, economy, and state', via robert murphy's accompanying study guide as an auxillary map, and with mises' 'human action', 'theory of money and credit'...