by Henry Oliner | Apr 12, 2020 | Politics, Progressivism
I have spent the last few years studying the origins and evolution of progressivism. While I respect the needs it sought to address I remain skeptical and concerned over the means it sought to address them. Progressivism and conservatism have been in tension since its...
by Henry Oliner | May 12, 2017 | Economics
Kevin Williamson makes an interesting distinction between the welfare state and socialism. from National Review, Camino de Servidumbre There are two ways of thinking about economics: Many progressives (and many right-wing populists) believe that economics is less of a...
by Henry Oliner | Mar 5, 2017 | Politics, Progressivism
A gem from Kevin Williamson at National Review, Fake Hate Crimes: There are many strands of conservatism and many kinds of conservatives. There are those such as myself whose views are shaped by the epistemic critique of central planning associated with Ludwig von...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 25, 2014 | Philosophy, Politics
Kevin Williamson writes The Unmanageable Man in The National Review. Excerpt: The scientific study of complex adaptive systems such as markets has taken Ludwig von Mises’s philosophical critique of central planning and developed a formidable body of knowledge that...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 22, 2014 | Economics, Politics
from Carpe Diem …. are from Ludwig von Mises, writing in Human Action. 1. A man who chooses between drinking a glass of milk and a glass of a solution of potassium cyanide does not choose between two beverages; he chooses between life and death. A society that chooses...
