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 [...]
This is my final post from the writings of Frederic Bastiat’s, “The Law.” Hopefully, through the discussion of the fundamental,, God given freedoms, which Bastiat has provided for us in “The Law,” you are able to more clearly identify the means by which the legal system is perverted resulting in the usurpation of the freedoms [...]
As I continue to revisit Frederic Bastiat and his outstanding work, “The Law” one cannot help but benefit by his insights on the nature of man and the problems presented by our acting in unjust manners as it comes to the public square. Although, his insights were penned in 1850, Bastiat’s warnings are relevant [...]
