The Libertarian Party (US): a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government. The party was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado, and was officially formed on December 11, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The organizers of the party drew inspiration from the works and […]
1. Planning as a Synonym for Socialism The term ‘planning’ is mostly used as a synonym for socialism, communism, and authoritarian and totalitarian economic management. Sometimes only the German pattern of socialism — Zwangswirtschaft — is called planning, while the term socialism proper is reserved for the Russian pattern of outright socialization and bureaucratic operation […]
Road to Serfdom, Friedrich Hayek, 1944 cartoon summary Contents Chapter I. The Abandoned Road Human will has made the world what it is — The individualistic basis of modem civilization — Liberalism not a stationary creed — But it has not been allowed to develop and was abandoned — Germany as the leader in […]
From Chico Enterprise Record 12/06/22 CHICO — Valley’s Edge, the largest development project Chico has seen, got a 5-2 recommendation last week from the planning commission and seems to be on its way to becoming a reality. The plan, which is about 14 years in the making, came from developer Bill Brouhard who began looking […]
Frederick Bastiat In the department of economy, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, but to a series of effects. Of these effects, the first only is immediate; it manifests itself simultaneously with its cause — it is seen. The others unfold in succession — they are not seen: […]