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"Come
può accadere che le istituzioni che servono
al benessere comune e sono estremamente significative
per il suo sviluppo sorgano senza una volontà
comune intenzionata a formarle?"
Carl
Menger
"A
society that does not recognize that each individual
has values of his own which he is entitled to
follow,
can have no respect for the dignity of the individual
and cannot really know freedom."
F. A.
von Hayek
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 In his meandering July 20th essay, Edward Feser failed totally to demonstrate the "The Trouble with Libertarianism." It's hard to pin down the argument in Feser's convoluted dissertation. I count at least four loosely confederated claims:
(1) 'Libertarianism' does not designate a single, coherent philosophical position. There are only "libertarianisms," i.e., various mutually inconsistent brands of so-called libertarianism.
(2) Libertarianisms can be lumped into two main categories:
a. Traditionalist, natural rights classical liberalism with a "thick" conception of human nature and human natural ends. (I'll call this "thick libertarianism.")
b. "Economistic" consequentialist libertarianism, with a "thin," reductionist conception of human nature and rational choice. I'll call this ("thin libertarianism.")
(3) Both thick and thin libertarianism pretend to be neutral between various moral worldviews, but aren't really. In the end, each marginalizes someone.
(4) Thick libertarians have more in common with natural law conservatives than they do with thin libertarians, and ought to be wary of allying themselves with laissez allez economists...
Tech Central Station |
| giovedì, luglio 29, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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 Il caso dell'aumento della tassa sull'acquisto della seconda casa è emblematico. Sostenere che provvedimenti di questo tipo servano a "finanziare" i tagli alle aliquote promessi in campagna elettorale è un esercizio di prestidigitazione verbale. Facendo lievitare la tassazione indiretta, si riesce a rosicchiare qualcosa a quella diretta. Ma questo è piccolo cabotaggio aritmetico, nient'altro.
Alberto Mingardi - Libero |
| mercoledì, luglio 28, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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The 90th anniversary of the official opening of the Panama Canal to international commerce will be celebrated on August 15. .... That date also commemorates a leading example of the U.S. government's pursuit of an interventionist foreign policy and rejection of private enterprise in favor of state-managed public works.
Foundation for Economic Education |
| mercoledì, luglio 28, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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 Nuestros tiempos son de reverencia indiscriminada ante los derechos políticos. Lo que hemos hecho es producto de una grave confusión, pues han sido equivocadas las ideas. Nuestro interés ha dado un énfasis exagerado a los asuntos superficiales de las cosas, desatendiendo su esencia. Los medios ocupan el lugar de los fines.
Por eso hemos elevado el voto universal al nicho sagrado que hoy ocupa, sin preocuparnos de ver el asunto con mayor profundidad. ¿Es el derecho a votar un derecho en realidad? Seguramente no, al menos para Spencer, según quien el sufragio no es nada más allá de un utensilio diseñado para ayudar a preservar los derechos verdaderos. Peor aun, ese utensilio no viene con garantía de cumplir con su objetivo.
Ama-Yi |
| lunedì, luglio 26, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Michael Moore no decepciona. Quienes vieron en su momento Bowling for Columbine saben de la medida en que este hombre es capaz de manipular al espectador. Vuelve a la carga con Fahrenheit 9/11, un libelo destinado a sostener con mentiras, manipulaciones, ocultamientos, una absurda teoría conspirativa tras el 11 de septiembre en la que estaría no otro que George W. Bush.
LibertadDigital.com |
| venerdì, luglio 23, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before committees of both the U.S Senate and House of Representatives earlier this week, presenting the Fed's semiannual monetary policy report. The most interesting part of the testimony and the formal report is how little was said about the money supply. Chairman Greenspan warned
about the possible danger from future inflation and enumerated the factors that seem to be behind the recent increase in prices. But never once did he point to the actual culprit -- the Fed's own monetary policy.
Foundation for Economic Education |
| venerdì, luglio 23, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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In questi giorni si è tenuto un botta e risposta fra l'ex Ministro Tremonti e l'economista di fama internazionale Fracesco Giavazzi in merito al tema delle privatizzazioni.
Nella pagina home di Liberanimus riportiamo la sequenza del dibattito.
Liberanimus
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| venerdì, luglio 23, 2004
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La socialdemocrazia non va d'accordo con le public company": la frase suona, in Italia, come una doppia provocazione: perché la società ad azionariato diffuso è un mito della sinistra, realizza la "democrazia economica"; e perché la parola "socialdemocrazia" ha una carica storica e simbolica più pregnante dell'inglese "social democracy" di cui è traduzione. E' invece proprio la tesi di "La public company e i suoi nemici" (Il Sole 24 ore, Milano, 25 .00?) di Mark Roe.
Franco Debenedetti - Corriere della Sera |
| venerdì, luglio 23, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Il Senatore Franco Debenedetti, pur sedendo nelle file del centrosinistra, ammette che Giulio Tremonti ha fatto un buon lavoro e «il centrosinistra dovrebbe riconoscerglielo»
Corriere della Sera |
| venerdì, luglio 23, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Non si contano i libri che dagli scandali Enron e WorldCom, Cirio e Parmalat traggono la conferma di una degenerazione inarrestabile del capitalismo, di una malattia che, soppressi gli anticorpi, è diventata epidemica. Non sono attacchi portati da posizioni di sinistra antagonista o da giottini arrabbiati. Sono critiche che vengono dall?interno del capitalismo. A volte, pensose riflessioni di personaggi che ne sono stati protagonisti.
Franco Debenedetti - Corriere della Sera |
| venerdì, luglio 23, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Hong Kong, followed closely by Singapore, retains the highest rating in the latest edition of the Economic Freedom of the World annual report released in Washington by the Cato Institute and more than 50 other libertarian think tanks around the world. The United States tied for third place with New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Malaysia Kini |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Of all the myths that persist concerning economic history, the myth that the United States rebuilt Europe and Japan following the Second World War is among the most popular. While there is considerable disagreement concerning other myths, like the notion that FDR saved us all during the Great Depression, the myth of the Marshall Plan enjoys wide support.
Axis of Logic |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Prosperous nations -- and businesses -- are highly productive. In business, productivity must be focused on giving customers what they want. Reflecting on the parable of talents, Brennan looks at new data that points the way to prosperity for policy makers and business people.
Acton Institute |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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While it's important to fix intelligence and law enforcement problems as the 9/11 commission is calling for, doing so doesn't fix the terrorist threat problem.
.... And instead of being preoccupied with Iraq, the United States could refocus its attention where it's needed: the al Qaeda terrorist threat.
Cato Institute |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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The United States, once a beacon of free enterprise, free trade, and limited government, has squandered most of its moral and political capital with the world. Gone are the days when we were criticized for being too much in favor of free trade. The hypocrisy with which the government proclaims free trade globally while practicing protectionism domestically is shameful.
Foundation for Economic Education |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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With the recent rate hike, the mainstream press obediently parrots the macroeconomic analysis offered by our friendly central planners at the Federal Reserve. The average citizen knows that he or she is not nearly smart enough to understand the complex interrelationships of various price indices, yield curves, consumer confidence, and so forth?that?s Greenspan?s job.
Mises Institute |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Time is running out to beat about the bush. The man-made global warming paradigm is about to collapse. In its wake the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) process will have to change tack.
Tech Central Station |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Health care can have a zero price to the user, but that doesn't mean it's free .... The problem with a good or service having a zero price is that demand is going to exceed supply. When price isn't allowed to make demand equal supply, other measures must be taken. One way ... is through queuing -- making people wait. Another way is to have a medical czar who decides who is eligible...
Townhall.com |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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A package of bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature this month threatens to end the lower prices and improved service enjoyed by Michigan's electrical consumers as a result of deregulation, according to a study published ... by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and authored by Theodore Bolema, a professor at Central Michigan University.
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
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| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
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Only by establishing mutually beneficial relationships with countries such as Morocco can the United States hope to send a fundamental signal to the Middle East and Africa that we're willing to work with their nations to increase prosperity. An FTA is the logical starting point.
Heritage Foundation |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Iran ... has cleverly managed to induce the United States to take out its chief regional rival ... and at the same time bog the United States down in a long-term quagmire. But even if the U.S. military weren't so entangled, the much larger, mountainous, and more populous Iran would be much more difficult to conquer than the comparatively smaller, flatter, and less populous Iraq.
Independent Institute |
| giovedì, luglio 22, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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Tra i pionieri del libertarismo in Italia ed esponente dell'ala anarco-capitalista, Guglielmo Piombini è autore di numerosi saggi e contributi su tale filone di pensiero. Come e quale è stata la ricezione nel Belpaese del pensiero libertario?
Libreria del Ponte |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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The industrial production index, which measures the physical output of the nation?s mines, factories, and utilities, has surpassed the Clinton-era peak of June 2000, according to a Federal Reserve report released this week. The index topped at 116.373 under Clinton. The May 2004 reading (116.947) was the 20th monthly increase since the index hit its trough (109.108) in December 2001.
National Review Online |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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... Bastiat and von Mises and Hayek and Hazlitt?I'm one for the classical
economists." Which presidential aspirant today would dare to give such
an answer? ...
The Atlantic Online |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
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Una spettacolare recensione di Murray N. Rothbard del famoso manuale di "Economia" di Paul Samuleson.
Mises Institute |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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For all the talk about the triumph of capitalism, it seems that the free market?the real thing and not someone's imagined conception of it?has very few friends in politics or the world of ideas. Thus do the writings Murray Rothbard, the leading defender of the market economy of his generation, still have the power to shock and clarify the essential ideological and political battles of our time. This essay in particular constitutes on commentary on his powerful piece from 1973: "A Future of Peace and Capitalism."
Mises Institute |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
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We can all appreciate the drive and spirit behind the competitive impulse, writes Ninos Malek, and we recognize that yields productive gains for everyone. The primary motivation for businesses is profit, and if they are successful, they have not only served themselves but also society.
Yet, businesses sometimes urge the government to intervene when their competitors with the same goal pose a threat to them. This is the driving force behind antitrust legislation. The supposed purpose of antitrust is to ensure the competition necessary for a thriving market economy. In reality, it is a bludgeon used by businesses against their better-performing competitors.
Mises Institute |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
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For nearly a hundred years, economists have been groping for an explanation for the business cycle, writes Murray Rothbard, and they have come up with little beyond descriptions of empirical events or speculations about their capitalist origin. All the while, the real explanation has been before their eyes in the 19th century British School and the modern Austrian School.
Mises Institute |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
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Spiderman 2: The Virtue of Selfishness"
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"Spiderman 2" is a truly wonderful movie that if you haven't seen it already, you better run to your nearest theater (after first making sure to watch the first movie on video if you happened to miss it).
The original "Spiderman" was such a delight that I had to steer clear of reviews of the sequel prior to seeing it on opening day. This was the only way to spare myself the sneers of critics who fancy themselves superior to any superhero flick, and the only way to experience all the twists and turns untainted by any spoilers beyond those of the trailer (which itself rocks -- I mean the brief one that starts with The Kiss).
Have no fear, we'll reveal none of those plot twists here. But you want to see this movie because:
1) Like the first, it has a story. The creators obeyed the dictum that the script is important. The story of the sequel is even richer and more satisfying than that of the first film. The script provides the sturdy foundation for a lavish, surefooted, poignant and persuasive dream as smartly designed as any spider's web.
2) There are not only many neat plot twists, many moments of engaging humor or unabashed admiration of the heroic (elevator scene! train scene! apartment-window scene!), but also some thrilling thematic twists. These pertain to what we supposedly must demand of ourselves if we are to be true to ourselves and our potential. At one point Peter Parker has one understanding of this issue, the one instilled by Uncle Ben and Aunt May, and it seems very convincing. Later he gains a different understanding, but it's not as if the earlier take on the issue is entirely to be discounted. In part the movie is about real versus alleged "conflict of interest" of the sort discussed in Ayn Rand's Virtue of Selfishness . It's also about choices, including the choices that are up to other people, not you.
"Spiderman 2" is a movie that says there's a hero in all of us, and that makes us believe it.
Laissez Fare Books |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
, pubblicato da Massimiliano Neri |
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The National Bureau of Economic Research recently published a Working Paper on purchasing power parity citing the contribution of the Late Scholastics.
The abstract begins:
"Originally propounded by the sixteenth-century scholars of the University of Salamanca, the concept of purchasing power parity (PPP) was revived in the interwar period in the context of the debate concerning the appropriate level at which to re-establish international exchange rate parities."
Mises Institute |
| sabato, luglio 17, 2004
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di Angelo Panebianco
da Il Corriere della Sera del 12/10/2004
Nella politica si intrecciano sempre due dimensioni: la competizione per il potere e la rappresentanza degli interessi. Nella crisi della maggioranza di governo è ben visibile la prima dimensione: l?indebolimento della leadership di Berlusconi, le nuove ambizioni di An e dei centristi, la «resistenza» della Lega. Ma è anche presente, meno visibile, la seconda dimensione. Le ambizioni personali e le rivalità fra i diversi uomini politici sono rese esasperate dal fatto che essi rappresentano interessi economici, professionali e territoriali divergenti. Ciò che è venuto meno, non si sa se definitivamente, è la fiducia di importanti settori della maggioranza nella capacità di Berlusconi di assicurare la sintesi fra i diversi interessi. |
| lunedì, luglio 12, 2004
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