Showing posts with label ethical controversies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ethical controversies. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Walter Williams: Self Ownership is the Foundation of Freedom

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The great economist Walter Williams explains the ethics of private property: (courtesy of lewrockwell.com ) [bold added] My initial prem...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

The Socialist Illusions of "Change": Ludwig von Mises on the Ethics of Capitalism

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The election byword for any aspiring political candidate has always been about “CHANGE”. Yet the problem of populist clamor for C-H-A-N...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Quote of the Day: Why Health Care Is Not a Right

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The problem with his statement is that rights aren't the government's to give. John Locke, the 17th century English philosopher...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Quote of the Day: Differentiating Self Interest from Greed

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Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755) was the first major figure during the Enlightenment to maintain that commercial activity restrains gree...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Guest Post: Wendy McElroy on the Power of the Powerless

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One of my favorite anarchist, Wendy McElroy writes a stirring and inspirational piece on how to live the truth and reclaim individual freed...
Tuesday, December 03, 2013

The Pope and Populist Politics

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Pope Francis plays populist politics by supposedly taking on an economic stand . Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories wh...
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Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Example of Agency Problem: Goldman Sach’s Seeming Poop and Scoop on Gold

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US financial giant Goldman Sachs announced to the public “a sell on gold” as early as December 2012 and continued to do so as the gold mar...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Man of Steel: One heck of an unorthodox Superhero movie

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Man of Steel ,  for me, signifies as one heck of an unorthodox superhero movie In stereotyped movies, superheroes have been assumed to ...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Quote of the Day: Why using moral suasion as a policy tool is a bad thing

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When you cast policy issues in moral terms, you degrade the character of public discourse. You lead people to see conflicting priorities a...
Saturday, June 01, 2013

Quote of the Day: Humility—A Disappearing Virtue?

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Please note that by humility, I don’t mean self-deprecation. Humility doesn’t mean thinking less of yourself. It means putting yourself in...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

IRS Investigations: Using Regulations to Persecute Political Foes

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I recently pointed out that arbitrary regulations, like electoral liquor ban in the Philippines, can be used to harass the political oppos...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Why I Will Not Vote; Liquor Ban and No Stock Market Commentary

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I will not participate or risk my life and limb or spend scarce time, effort, and resources in the selection process of so-called political...
Thursday, May 09, 2013

Quote of the Day: Economics as Foundation of Ethics

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Morality is not equivalent to advocating feel-good courses of action when something bad happens. Sure, we can and should be beneficent. It...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Cyprus: The Mouse that Roared

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Unfolding events in Cyprus may or may not be a factor for the Phisix or for the region over the coming days.  This will actually depend...
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