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http://www.amazon.com/Asian-Storm-Economic-Crisis-Examined/dp/0804832358 The guy has a rather free-market perspective against currency devaluation and cronyism, and recommends the readings of Hayek in the last chapter or so. As for ABCT itself, it is not really integrated in his analyses.
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Abandoning drivers' licenses is quite possible. But then, new drivers would have to pay larger premiums, and if they maintain a good track record, the premium could be lowered.
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Smiling Dave, better if you read Nietzsche yourself, while keeping in mind what Allen's telling you and what you've read from Durant, Mises and Russell. From there you can draw your conclusions. I believe Mises, Durant's and Russell's failings were not intellectual per se, but an inability to grasp Nietzsche's style. We're much
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Also, is there such a thing as an inalienable right to free enterprise and freedom from government regulation of commerce? - Bruce Ogden The premise here makes me uneasy. It would be incredibly depressing if by default we consider government to be the ultimate arbiter of the justness of our actions. It's like saying, "I'd like to eat pizza
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I'm personally tired of reading these retarded analyses that blame 'greed' and 'private banks' and 'Wall Street.' The Fed and the feds have so much influence in the academe and media that it's almost pointless. We could only keep up sites like mises.org so that someone who's dissatisfied with the establishment's
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I didn't find LS' reply to be sarcastic. The pyramids are quite an apt analogy. You don't need coercion for people to innovate. And if you do read Against Intellectual Monopoly by Boldrin and Levine (also free), there are plenty of examples of profitable ventures without the need of restraining competitors from using such information. In
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I found HA an easier read, and more inspiring prose. I'm not particularly interested in cost curves and discussions on MVP so didn't appreciate it in Rothbard's book. At least the 'Power and market' portion is able to extend the logic of free markets to security and courts.
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I admire Schiff for his quick wit. He was able to gather his thoughts right away, or at least express his prepared arguments very concisely. I don't see what's wrong with wanting to debate a guest. The guest should welcome it if this means presenting their case better. This isn't the Conan show where they have all the questions prepared
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It's going up too fast, methinks. Might settle back to $34 soon. But then, it did go straight from $18 to $24 late last year, and only corrected by a dollar or so.
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Echoing one of the posters above, Kinsella does deal with the concept of IP contracts. But non-participants in the contract would not be subject to its conditions. So if a third party somehow discovers the particular information being protected by the contract, he could not be held liable in making use of such information, but would be held liable for