I am a big fan of Frederic Bastiat and in particular his book The Law. In fact, I put up five posts based on this classical work. Another recent favorite writer of mine is Sheldon Richmond the editor of The Freeman and “In brief,” at the Foundation for Economic Education. In his recent post, Richmond [...]
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Frederic Bastiat, Must Read Posts From “The Law”
Inaugural Post – Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Frederic Bastiat, Statesman, Essayist and Economist, was a renowned champion of individual freedom. In 1850 he published his most famous and enduring work, “The Law.” Bastiat, like others, recognized that the greatest single threat to liberty is government. Like the signers of our Declaration of [...]
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