In my article “ Argumentation Ethics and Liberty: A Concise Guide ,” I noted that for some time I’ve thought of putting together some material into an “argumentation-ethics reader” book. However, logistic, copyright, and other issues would delay the preparation and actual publication of a book for a long time (at best)—and since most of the pieces
“ Australian actress Nicole Kidman has raised the ire of anti-smoking groups by lighting up a cigarette during her press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. [...] Anti-smoking groups today said the image of Kidman smoking was a free advertisement for the tobacco industry and glamorised the habit. [...] ‘She does have a right to smoke, but what
An interesting piece in American Conservative that quotes Hoppe and Tucker. See also his October piece, Conservative-Libertarian Split: Liberals Get It, Conservatives Don’t .
Walter Block’s website, WalterBlock.com , is now online and has recently been updated to include online links to dozens of his hundreds of publications. A great resource.
In response to requests from readers, listed below are links to several IP-related articles, most available on Mises.org: Property/Rights-based Arguments Against Intellectual Property , Spring 2001, Vol. 15, no. 2 Journal of Libertarian Studies , Stephan Kinsella In Defense of Napster and Against the Second Homesteading Rule , September 4, 2000,
Classic article by der Hoppster now available online: Time Preference, Government, and the Process of De-Civilization - From Monarchy to Democracy , Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines , Vol.5, 2, 1994; also published in John Denson, ed., The Cost of War (New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers,
From your friendly neighborhood WalterBlock.com webmaster: online versions for literally dozens of Professor Block’s articles have been added to his publications page tonight. Thanks, in part, to the scanning and coding efforts of his tireless Loyola assistant Charles
The Techdirt post Court Rejects Online Terms Of Service That Reserve The Right To Change At Any Time spurred me to post a comment about this, collecting some of the thoughts I’ve had about such matters for a long time. As I note there, my own theory of contract is presented in my article A Theory of Contracts: Binding Promises, Title Transfer, and
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