In this review, Sarah Thomas provides an exposition and contemporary contextualization of volume one of Hayek’s Law, Legislation, and Liberty, focusing on themes of law and order and the relevance of Hayek’s ideas today.
One’s behavior sends signals about oneself. From ancient times, luxury has been used as a signal. Drawing on Adam Smith, Daniel Klein exposits the personal traits that luxury might signal, in particular wealthiness. Klein then asks what wealthiness signals. The possibilities help us ponder the choices we make about luxury.
This essay explores Mill’s discussion of possible tensions between liberty and harm to others, especially in the context of public decency, crime, contractual arrangements, and education.
Juneteenth is rightly remembered as a celebration of freedom. But Douglass’s life and thought point us toward a deeper meaning: freedom is the opportunity to become self-directed, self-reliant, and responsible for one’s own destiny.