Topic: Art and Culture

Art and Culture, Capitalism, Free Markets

Competition, Virtue, and the PGA-LIV Saga

– July 29, 2023

“Monopolies often fear competition more than they fear government: You can lobby government for ongoing favoritism but in a free economy, you must compete.” ~ David Hebert, John Pinheiro, and Daniel Wagner

Art and Culture, Education, History, Podcast

Virus of the Mind: Critical Theory + Postmodernism

– July 28, 2023

“On this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand invites Bruce Pardy to discuss the origins of the Woke virus of the mind: critical theory, social justice, postmodernism and critical race theory.” ~ Kate Wand

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Economic Trends

In Defense of Tipping, Part I: Principal-Agent Problems

– July 27, 2023

“Tipping turns out to be an ingenious mechanism for solving principal-agent problems in a number of service-oriented industries.” ~ Anthony Gill

Art and Culture, Free Markets

Not All Boycotts are Equal

– July 25, 2023

“The more expensive it is to boycott, the less likely the boycott will succeed. What affects the costs of participating in a boycott? The answers to this question are simple: time, money, and quality.” ~ Ramon DeGennaro

Art and Culture, Classical Liberalism, Education

Why Libertarians Should Admire Universities’ and Colleges’ Disingenuousness about Affirmative Action

– July 21, 2023

“I regard disingenuous efforts to continue the practice of racial and ethnic preferences to be the kind of noble action that libertarians should respect. The schools are simply making every effort they can to avoid the restrictions of what they consider an unjust law.” ~ John Hasnas

Art and Culture, Authoritarianism, Education

A Strike at Affirmative Action Solidifies Right to an Education

– July 21, 2023

“For those opposed to race-based admissions in college and university citadels of nihilism, SFFA is a small victory. At the same time, for those who want to continue judging by skin color, the case is not much of a setback.” ~ Thomas Krannawitter

Art and Culture, Economic Growth, Free Markets

Messi is Moving to Miami: Who’s the Biggest Winner?

– July 16, 2023

“Many would argue that this is problematic for the average fan who is not able to afford to pay for tickets. Is it fair that the die-hard fans, who have consistently been going to games, now face extraordinary costs to see Messi?” ~ Laura Arce

Art and Culture, Economic History, History

The Surprising Beneficiaries of American Slavery

– July 14, 2023

“The late economist Walter E. Williams said that slavery was the worst thing ever to happen to his ancestors, but the best thing ever to happen to him.” ~ Charley Hooper and David R. Henderson

Art and Culture, Economic History, Taxation

A Brief History of Social Justice

– July 13, 2023

“The underlying problem with social justice is the failure to distinguish between negative rights, which protect liberty and property, and positive rights, which provide a license to violate established negative rights.” ~ Robert F. Mulligan

Art and Culture, Economic Trends, Policy

Cash, Crime, Minimum Wage, and Unintended Consequences

– July 13, 2023

“When a government policy is enacted, it often seeks to change individual behavior. But human beings are clever and will often respond to policy initiatives in ways that either counteract the initial policy’s goals or create new problems in other spheres.” ~ Anthony Gill

Art and Culture, Education, Policy

The Affirmative Action Game

– July 11, 2023

“The Equal Protection clause is inarguably textually neutral. To interpret equal protection for all as meaning extra protection for some requires some political heavy lifting that a strictly textual argument does not.” ~ James E. Hanley

Art and Culture, Government, Regulation

The Supreme Court’s ‘303 Creative’ Decision – Right Result but Not for the Best Reasons

– July 10, 2023

“Freedom of contract, property rights, and economic liberties in general became disfavored as advocates of big government got their way. That is why cases like 303 Creative have to be litigated under the First Amendment.” ~ George Leef