n this article, J.H. Huebert reviews Randy E. Barnett’s Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty . Volume 19, Number 2 (2005) Huebert, J.H. “Book Review of Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty by Randy E. Barnett.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 19, No. 2 (2005):
I appreciate professor Barnett’s comments on my review of his book, Restoring the Lost Constitution . My analysis of his book, however, remains the same: in the long run, his constitutional system would threaten, rather than advance, liberty. I also reject his idea that one can have a duty to obey the state, and do not share his approval of the
In this article, J.H. Huebert reviews Richard A. Posner’s Catastrophe: Risk and Response . Volume 20, Number 4 (2006) Huebert, J.L. “ Catastrophe: Risk and Response by Richard A. Posner.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 20, No. 4 (2006):
But some economists sure like to make it difficult where it doesn’t need to be. I was reminded of this when I saw Tyler Cowen puzzling over the following question: Why are not all buildings in a city block of the same height, given that their owners presumably face common costs and returns? Some suggested answers are regulation, non-convex
Tyler Cowen is now pondering how we might handle the supposed shortage of flu vaccines. You might think that Dr. Cowen , as an economist who has no doubt taken, if not taught, Econ 101, would answer: charge a market price. There are never shortages for a good where the market determines the price. But that is not what he suggests. Indeed, he does
While Wal-Mart is waging its war for secession in California , it is also working to open stores in Chicago for the first time. The leftists, of course, are screaming. Remember not so long ago when the left decried the supposedly sinister “ghetto merchant” (defended so well by Walter Block) who charges high prices for poor quality and poor
The New York Times has finally figured out what most of us have known for a long time: that the ban on DDT pushed on third world countries by wealthy, healthy Westerners, has caused millions of deaths from malaria. And now that they’ve grasped the basic concept involved, I suppose we can count on the Times to call for the abolition of the EPA and
Alex Tabarrok is concerned about an asteroid hitting the earth, and he thinks that government should take on the problem. Asteroid collision prevention is, he says, one of the few “public goods” the he supports. But do we want government involved in this business at all? Justin Raimondo wrote a good piece on this, arguing that we do not, a few
Remember when The North Face went after a college student and his company called “ The South Butt “ for producing parody apparel? The student, Jimmy Winkelman, refused to cease and desist, and now they’ve gone to court. Read Winkelman’s hilarious Answer , filed earlier this month, wherein it is pointed out that “the public is well aware of the
Walter Block rightly notes that Loyola University New Orleans and Grove City College are the two best places in the U.S. to receive an Austro-libertarian undergraduate education. (Worldwide, I would add Universidad Francisco Marroquin to the list.) Walter lists some advantages he believes Loyola has over Grove City. Because I’m not familiar enough
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