In her masterpiece of fiction, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand emphasizes three key classical liberal themes: individualism, suspicion of centralized power, and the importance of free markets. In this video, Prof. Jennifer Burns shows how Rand’s plot and characters demonstrate these themes, principally through innovative entrepreneurs who are stifled by laws and regulations instituted by their [...]
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Do you want to live in the world of Atlas Shrugged?
Posted in Ayn Rand Also tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Centralized Power, free markets, Individualism Leave a comment
We Should Be Free Because We Are Equal
The Calling | Steven Horwitz Posted July 07, 2011 at The Freeman Last week’s column, “The Other Principle of Classical Liberalism,” generated some interesting comments, as did similar arguments I made at Bleeding Heart Libertarians and on my Facebook page. One criticism raised was that libertarianism has little to do with equality because it’s all [...]
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Equality, Uncategorized Also tagged Adam Smith, David Levy, Equality, John Stuart Mill, Libertarian, Steve Horwitz, The Freeman Leave a comment
The Essence of Freedom
Mises Daily by Robert Montgomery | Posted on 9/2/2009 12:00:00 AM When the news of young America’s novel design for living in freedom reached it, the Old World shook its head with profound skepticism. It would never work, they said. The idea was too “revolutionary,” too “progressive,” too “radical,” and certainly too “liberal.” The prevailing [...]
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Tyranny Also tagged Freedom, Mises Institute, Robert Montgomery, The Freeman, Tyranny 1 Comment
In My Daydream, The President Is Mostly A Figurehead And A Symbol
An American Classical Liberalism* by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. [article in pdf] Every four years, as the November presidential election draws near, I have the same daydream: that I don’t know or care who the president of the United States is. More importantly, I don’t need to know or care. I don’t have to vote [...]
