Tag: Liberty
The broken window fallacy revisited
David M. Hart, Ph.D., who is Director of the Online Library of Liberty Project at the Liberty Fund, spoke in Wichita on the topic “Bastiat’s Lessons for the 21st Century: The Broken Window Fallacy Revisited (again and again).”
Defining liberty: The future of freedom
From The Independent Institute, an important video on current and future issues relating to freedom and liberty
Meet ALICE. Who knew?
Progressives criticize “bill mills,” but the movement has its own.
Franklin Roosevelt, contributor to modern nanny state
President Franklin Roosevelt proposed an expansive set of rights, many of which have become law and policy.
WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas school finance and reform, Charles Koch on why he fights for liberty
The Kansas legislature passed a school finance bill that contains reform measures that the education establishment doesn’t want. In response, our state’s newspapers uniformly support the system rather than Kansas schoolchildren. Then, in the Wall Street Journal Charles Koch explains why liberty is important, and why he’s fighting for that.
Gosnell movie smashes through crowdfunding record
The movie on Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has just become the most successful film ever on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website.
Cronyism is welfare for rich and powerful, writes Charles G. Koch
The central belief and fatal conceit of the current administration is that you are incapable of running your own life, but those in power are capable of running it for you. This is the essence of big government and collectivism, writes Charles G. Koch.
Recommended reading: Foundations of a Free Society
Described as “An introduction to the core principles that define a free society,” I highly recommend this short book.
Zoltan Kesz on collectivism and racism in Hungary
Zoltan Kesz, founder of the Free Market Foundation in Hungary, speaks to a luncheon gathering at the Wichita, Kansas Pachyderm Club.