All Posts Tagged With: "John Hasnas"
Judges, Empathy, and Bastiat
In case someone hasn’t seen John Hasnas’s important Wall Street Journal op-ed on why an “empathetic” judge or justice is likely to commit Bastiat’s fallacy of overlooking the “what is not seen,” it is here. “The ‘Unseen’ Deserve Empathy, Too” is well worth reading!
1Jun2009 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | Continued
Lost in Transcription
Following rules, such as the rules of language, of the market, or of just conduct, is more about “knowing how” than “knowing that.” This is a lesson taught by many important thinkers, among them, Gilbert Ryle (who used these terms in the title of chapter 2 of The Concept of Mind), F. A. Hayek, and [...]
1Dec2008 | Sheldon Richman | 2 comments | ContinuedCongressional Generosity
Every now and then we get a glimpse into what government officials really think about our rights to life, liberty, and property. The U.S. Justice Department recently provided such a glimpse in a controversial tax case, Murphy v. IRS. How revealing it is! Did you know that if the government abstains from taxing all your [...]
1Apr2007 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | Continued-
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