Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism
Against collectivist impulses, the defense of freedom, personal responsibility, and the moral, political, legal, and economic foundations of a free society is ever necessary. Protecting the American experiment in ordered liberty is a debt that we owe to the past, and a challenge to pursue in the future. We examine the following issues in this area: the case for free trade vs. protectionism, individualism vs. the new collectivists (DEI/Critical Theory/Marxism/Social Democracy/Economic Nationalism/etc.), shareholder capitalism vs. ESG and stakeholder capitalism, foreign policy for a free society, and the foundations and first principles of freedom and free markets.
Research Publications for Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism
Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and Public Choice
RM Yonk, D Waugh
Cryptocurrency Concepts, Technology, and Applications, 2023
Gordon Tullock and the Economics of Slavery
P Magness, A Carden, I Murtazashvili
Available at SSRN 4318585, 2023
AI ≠ UBI: Income Portfolio Adjustment to Technological Transformation
RE Wright, A Przegalinska
Augmented Education in the Global Age: Artificial Intelligence and the …, 2023
PA Coclanis, RE Wright, PW Magness, A Carden, I Murtazashvili, ...
The Independent Review; Oakland Vol. 26, Iss. 4, (Spring 2022): 0_3,0_4.
Confederate Exodus: Social and Environmental Forces in the Migration of US Southerners to Brazil
PW Magness
Journal of American History 109 (3), 676-677, 2022
Articles
Two Societies: ‘May I Take Your Order?’ or ‘That’s an Order!’
“We should want to live in a society where we recognize one another’s right to say “no, thank you” to an offer — that is to say, a world where people take orders instead of give them.” ~Art Carden
Mexico’s Slow-Motion Disaster
“The institutional and social checks on majoritarian power are eliminated creating an opportunity for dictatorship, and lifetime rule and enrichment through graft.” ~G. Patrick Lynch
Harwood Economic Review Dispelling Economic Myths
Economic misconceptions persist due to misguided intuitions that overlook complex factors, a preference for principles over outcomes, the influence of epistemic bubbles, and political tribalism. Despite frequent refutation flawed ideas endure, requiring constant vigilance from economists. Harwood Economic Review Table
Spreading Democracy May Not Be in the United States’ Best Interest
“Not only is forced democratization likely to fail, but the very idea runs counter to a free, open, democratic society. Other countries should be encouraged to become democratic if they choose.” ~Andrew Byer
‘Am I a Racist?’ Packs a Potent Political Punch: Ridicule
“‘Am I a Racist?’ isn’t just brilliant. It’s funny — and that’s more important.” ~Jon Miltimore
The Dangerous Reinterpretation of Freedom
“When freedom from coercion is no longer a shared societal goal, history teaches that unimaginable horrors can be just around the corner.” ~Barry Brownstein