Social justice actually refers to an intention to use force to acquire one’s desires. Not to earn desirable goods by rational thought and action, production and voluntary exchange, but to go in there and forcibly take goods from those who can supply them, writes Ben O’Neill. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Colin
Professor Block is a handsome fellow. But he is not likely to appear on the catwalk anytime soon, writes Ben O’Neill. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Colin Hussey.
Comedian Chris Rock has a routine where he says, You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, Germany doesn’t want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are
[An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Colin Hussey, is available for download .] Every once in a while, something comes along that perfectly encapsulates the idea of so-called “social justice” in action. For all the wonderful critiques that have been written about this wretched concept by its many detractors, none quite match the elegant
[An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Colin Hussey, is available for download .] The Australian media recently featured a story of an allegation of race discrimination in the modeling industry. [1] Ms. Kema Rajandran , a beautiful young Indian model, complained to news services about a modeling agency in Perth that advised her that her
“The notion that ‘Mother Earth’ would ever have cause to complain of its treatment at the hands of humans is pure mysticism.” I’ll bet you forgot to buy a card and gift, didn’t you? Boy, is your face red! Did you even know it’s International Mother Earth Day today, citizen? Socialist despot Evo Morales and his buddies at the United Nations sure
Mathematics can sometimes make smart people dumb. Let me explain what I mean by this. I don’t mean that it is dumb not to be good at mathematics. After all, mathematics is a highly abstract and challenging discipline requiring many years (decades even) of study, and there are plenty of very smart people who have little understanding of it, and
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