In Austrian economics program denied at Loyola New Orleans , I noted that an attempt by Austrian professors at Loyola New Orleans to establish an Austrian economics master’s program had been rejected by the “Standing Council for Academic Planning.” The program was proposed by the heroic Bill Barnett and Dan D’Amico ; Walter Block is also a
Are discussed in Inside Counsel at Net neutrality rules finally published : The FCC adopted three basic protections intended to prohibit providers from discriminating against legal Internet traffic and enforce transparency: “First, transparency: fixed and mobile broadband providers must disclose the network management practices, performance
Anita Acavalos has a fascinating post on The Cobden Centre’s site: The Myth of Under-provision of Science by the Free Market By Anita Acavalos, on 7 January 11 One of the recurring myths propagated by today’s mainstream economists is that scientific research requires government funding in order to give society the maximum contribution possible.
The 3 rd Adam Smith Forum is being held Nov. 12, 2011 in Moscow. This is an impressive event, organized by the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, the Libertarian Party of Russia, and others. The Chairman of the ASF Steering Committee is economist Pavel Usanov, head of the Hayek Institute for Economy and Law; Andrey Shalnev, head of the Center
Recently there fell into my lap 80 pages of fascinating correspondence between two of the most influential libertarian intellectuals of our time: the recently-deceased John Hospers , author of Libertarianism: a political philosophy for tomorrow and the first presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party (in 1972), and Morris Tannehill, the
His ideas, I mean. The video below is a good demonstration of the power of ideas– as Bacon said, “ Scientia potentia est ” (“knowledge is power”). This is the video of a talk Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe gave in April 2011 at the 2nd Austrian School Conference, Mises Institute Brasil, in Porto Alegre, entitled “State or Private Law Society?” (
One of my favorite podcasts, Triangulation, featured in the latest episode an interview with the great John Perry Barlow –former member of the Grateful Dead (an innovator in viral marketing), IP opponent and activist for Internet freedom. (See his classic 1994 Wired article,” The Economy of Ideas: A framework for patents and copyrights in the
As reported on Wired , “The House of Representatives voted Friday to overturn net neutrality rules created by the FCC in December.” Obama said he will veto it. Net Neutrality is complicated. It’s hard for some libertarians to figure out where to stand on it. Here’s how I view it: It’s bad that the state helps cartelize industry. It’s bad that ISPs
Below is a letter to the editor I just sent in to The Economist in response to a pro-patent piece. I doubt they will publish it, but here it is. *** Your May 5th piece on Patently Absurd contends that “America’s system of intellectual property has played a crucial role in generating economic growth, encouraging inventors and entrepreneurs by
Yet another group embraces the free exchange of information. This is heroic. The open revolution is unstoppable; more and more people and groups are recognizing the distinction between information and scarce resources. Those who do not join us will be left in the dust. See also: Max Planck Society statement on copyright law and science Jeffrey
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Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.