Many of today’s social theorists are utilitarians. Broadly speaking, a utilitarian is someone who believes justice can be arrived at through a cost-benefit analysis. For example, a utilitarian economist would tell you that, before considering a new
... read moreAir assaults on Libyan targets have begun, as the US and its allies enforce a UN resolution passed on Thursday. UN Resolution 1973, approved by a 10-0 vote in the Security Council with 5 abstentions, imposes a no-fly zone over Libya. Specifically forbidding Libya’s
... read more Antiwar reported these two statistics a few days ago.
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/03/09/un-record-civilian-deaths-in-2010-afghanistan/
http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Obama_Files_More_Anti_Leaker_Cases_in_2_Years_than_all_Presidents_in_Last_40_Years_110309
I wonder how closely they are related.
Mark is an amateur student of history and libertarianism from Ottawa, Canada. He is currently travelling in Spain. He hopes to be able to sustain himself
Having been totally unaware of the socio-economic strife occurring in two North African countries since the end of 2010, I was surprised to hear an NPR broadcast concerning this topic on January 11th. What I wasn’t surprised about was the
... read more From the classical liberal/libertarian perspective, conscription is a highly problematic institution.
For one thing, it is connected with war, which the 17th-18th century Enlightenment thinkers rightly saw as being mostly a wealth destroying mode of grand larceny and empire building rationalized by the glorification of the martial
It is a well known fact that during a war the State acquires powers which it does not relinquish when hostilities are over.
... read moreThe following was posted by Malou Innocent to the CATO @ Liberty blog site December 22, 2010. All Canadian’s would do well to reflect on this given the country has been deeply enmeshed in (and paid an unimaginable
... read moreIs Julian Assange a villain or a hero? That is the question du jour. From a classical liberal perspective, the answer to that question is far from clear-cut. Good arguments can be produced both for and against WikiLeaks and its
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As many of you are already aware, Canada is continuing free trade discussions with India. This is a welcome sign in a world of escalating protectionism and a harsh economic climate.
From The Economic Times:
A free trade agreement between India and
Many theorists before and after David Ricardo have analyzed the issue of cross-border exchange of goods and services. Most of them, with more or less success, have argued that any restrictions on trade are harmful for both
... read moreLudwig von Mises Institute of Canada
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