A couple of days ago I received an email from a Pagan list connecting to a “New Paradigm” conference where prominent speakers would be libertarians mixing a dose of conspiracy theory, libertarian boilerplate, and New Age rhetoric into a supposed … Read more
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Hayekian Insights on Capitalism Part III: Capitalism and Nature
New post on Patheos: Caitlin Jenner, the Duggars, and Us
Caitlin Jenner and the Duggars together help us better understand the deeper levels of the cultural and political struggle dividing the US today. I explore how this is true in my newest post on Patheos.… Read more
Hayekian Insights on Capitalism Part II: Capitalism and labor
What’s in a Name? Capitalism, Crony Capitalism, and Corporatism: Why Terminology Matters
A number of classical liberals to whom I sent my paper on capitalism and civil society replied there is much with which they agree, but think I should use the term “crony capitalism” rather than “capitalism.” They point out my … Read more
Hayekian Insights on Capitalism and Civil Society
Charles Koch, intellectual freedom and the death of libertarian scholarship
It looks like the Koch ideological machine is very serious about using Koch money to control the intellectual life of college campuses wherever possible. “Lakey,” a graduate student at Florida State University just wrote an expose for the Tallahassee Democrat… Read more