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Herbert Spencer: Libertarian Prophet
At the time of his death a century ago, the English social theorist Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was widely considered one of the most significant thinkers of his era, a scholar of encyclopedic learning and enormous vision whose works formed a regular part of university curricula in philosophy and the social sciences. Today he is seldom [...]
7Jul2010 | Roderick T. Long | 5 comments | ContinuedThe Lesson of Ebenezer Scrooge
In 2003, I co-led a successful fight against Measure Q, which would have increased the Monterey County, Calif., sales tax to fund a failing government hospital. One proponent of the tax labeled me a Scrooge. She was referring, of course, to Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s famous novel A Christmas Carol—and of the [...]
1Dec2007 | David R. Henderson | 16 comments | ContinuedFreedom and Benevolence Go Together
I interviewed Michael Moore recently for a “20/20” special on health care. It’s refreshing to interview a leftist who proudly admits he’s a leftist. He told me that government should provide “food care” as well as health care and that big government would work if only the right people were in charge. Moore added, “I [...]
1Oct2007 | John Stossel | 0 comments | Continued-
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