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The Errors of Nostalgi-tarianism
Pining for a golden age of liberty that never existed is analytically and rhetorically disastrous.
Justice, prosperity, responsibility, tolerance, cooperation, and peace.
Many people believe that liberty is the core political value of modern civilization itself, the one that gives substance and form to all the other values of social life. They're called libertarians.
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Building Tomorrow explores the ways technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship are creating a freer, wealthier, and more peaceful world.
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Election Hacking and the Global Politics of Attention
Fears of internet borne electoral interference have spurred even liberal states to assert a collective right to attention.
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Menger’s Principles of Economics: Linking Cause to Effect
To the causal-realist, all economic production is linked in great causal chains to the fulfillment of individual human needs.
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Understanding Statistics
Many economists use statistics to help us understand how markets operate. Without assuming any prior mathematical knowledge, Antony Davies introduces some of the measures and methods used by economists in their work.
Antony Davies is associate professor of economics at Duquesne University and Mercatus Affiliated Senior Scholar at George Mason University.