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▶ TAKE IT TO THE LIMITS: Milton Friedman on Libertarianism

!Centralism, !Monopoly, §LIBERAL Democracy, #De-responsabilizzazione, #Inefficienze          
This interview was filmed February 10, 1999. What are the elements of the libertarian movement and how does one of its most illustrious proponents, Milton Friedman, apply its tenets to issues facing the United States today? Milton Friedman, Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences discusses how he balances the libertarians’ desire Read More
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Railway Socialism and Safety| Mises Institute

^Public Services/Infrastructures, !Monopoly, +private INFRASCTRUCTURE          
The recent Amtrak accident in Philadelphia should lead us to ask two questions: (1) why isn’t there competition within the railway sector, and (2) what is the safety record of state-owned and run railway systems compared to private-run systems. It is often said that privatizing passenger trains would lead to more accidents because greedy capitalists Read More

▶ Robert Higgs: “The Logic of Crisis and Leviathan and Why It Still Holds” – YouTube

!Centralism, !Monopoly, !Planned economy          
On February 17, 2014 Robert Higgs presented the above speech as part of the ongoing Economic Liberty Lecture Series, a joint project of The Future of Freedom Foundation and the George Mason University Economics Society. Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy for The Independent Institute and Editor at Large of the Institute’s quarterly Read More
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Government Police “Services” in a Nutshell | Mises Institute

#Monopoly of force (defence)          
Police justify killings like that of Freddy Gray’s on the grounds that such aggressive tactics are necessary to protect lives and property. But when widespread destruction of property, and threats to life and limb appear, the police are breathtakingly inefficient. Of course, we still know little about the death of Gray because the police refuse to take any responsibility. Read More
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Singapore e il capitalismo autoritario | Michele Marsonet

!Centralism, !Monopoly, #Market Monopoly          
Scarsa l’attenzione prestata dai mass media italiani alla morte di Lee Kuan Yew, padre-padrone della moderna Singapore. Eppure la piccola città-Stato asiatica, collocata all’estremità meridionale della penisola malese ed ex colonia britannica, presenta più motivi d’interesse. Non tanto di per sé ma per come Lee l’ha plasmata a partire dai tardi anni ’50 del secolo Read More
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O lo Stato, o la civiltà. Bisogna scegliere

#Abuse of power, #Demagogy/Spin Doctors, #Power monopoly          
La filosofia libertaria ha formulato una serie di critiche, anche molto nette, nei riguardi dello Stato moderno. Vari autori di questa tradizione evidenziano in particolare come sia essenzialmente illegittima un’istituzione che non vive del libero consenso (come fanno chiese, comunità, imprese e via dicendo), ma che al contrario s’impone con la violenza. Mentre ognuno di noi compra i servizi di questa o quella compagnia telefonica se liberamente ha firmato... Read More