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In conventional political debate—particularly in Washington, DC—“law” is understood as top-down legislation: rules consciously designed and imposed by central authorities. John Hasnas challenges this unspoken assumption, pointing to the Anglo-American common law, a decentralized, continually evolving system that produces order without conscious design or political control. In his important new book, Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, he offers a theory of liberalism that demonstrates that the common law can serve as an effective alternative to traditional politically created legislation. Hasnas's thesis has implications ranging from modest (many government functions can be better supplied by the common law than by centralized legislation) to radical (if human beings do not need the state to make law, do they need the state at all?).Please join us for a discussion of this provocative new book featuring the author and Professor David Schmidtz, director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at West Virginia University, moderated by Cato's Gene Healy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About the Talk In this episode of the Governance Podcast Associate Director Sam DeCanio, Dr. Jonny Benson, and Professor Jason Brennan discusses the relationship between knowledge, expertise and democracy.  The conversation discusses whether democracy should be understood primarily as a system involving electoral choice, or whether democracy is a type of political system incorporating additional elements such as deliberation and the rule of law. We also discuss questions regarding voter knowledge and political accountability, democracy versus rule by knowledgeable experts or the administrative state, and the types of information markets and democracy require to function effectively. The Guest Jonny Benson is a Lecturer at University of Manchester whose research examines democratic theory with a strong connection to the interdisciplinary tradition of politics, philosophy, and economics (PPE). He is particularly interested in contemporary challenges to democracy, including the rise of anti-democratic thought, the relationship to the market economy, and issues of voter knowledge, misinformation, and political polarization. Benson's first book, Intelligent Democracy: Answering the New Democratic Skepticism was published in 2024 by Oxford University Press. His articles have appeared in journals such as the American Political Science Review, Political Studies, Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Synthese, and Economics and Philosophy.   Jason Brennan (Ph.D., 2007, University of Arizona) is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He specializes in politics, philosophy, and economics. He is the editor-in-chief of Philosophy & Public Affairs, editor of Public Affairs Quarterly, and an associate editor of Social Philosophy and Policy.  He is the author of 17 books: Questioning Beneficence (Routledge, 2024), with Sam Arnold, Richard Yetter Chappell, and Ryan Davis; Democracy: A Guided Tour (Oxford University Press, 2023), Debating Democracy, with Hélène Landemore (Oxford University Press, 2021), Business Ethics for Better Behavior, with William English, John Hasnas, and Peter Jaworski (Oxford University Press, 2021), Why It's OK to Want to Be Rich (Routledge Press 2020), Good Work if You Can Get It (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020); Injustice for All: America's Dysfunctional Criminal Justice System and How to Fix It, with Christopher Surprenant (Routledge, 2019); Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education, with Phil Magness (Oxford University Press, 2019); When All Else Fails: Resistance, Violence, and State Injustice (Princeton University Press, 2018); In Defense of Openness: Global Justice as Global Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2018), with Bas van der Vossen; Against Democracy (Princeton University Press, 2016); Markets without Limits, with Peter Jaworski (Routledge Press, 2016); Compulsory Voting: For and Against, with Lisa Hill (Cambridge University Press, 2014); Why Not Capitalism? (Routledge Press, 2014); Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2012); The Ethics of Voting (Princeton University Press, 2011); and, with David Schmidtz, A Brief History of Liberty (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). He is co-editor, along with David Schmidtz and Bas Van der Vossen, of the Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism (Routledge, 2017).

John Hasnas says the common law has a lot to recommend it over lawmaker legislating. He makes his case in Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Hasnas has written a new book outlining how societies operate with mutual cooperation and common law. According to David Gordon, it is a major contribution to libertarian social thought.Original article: A Major Contribution to Libertarian Social Thinking

John Hasnas has written a new book outlining how societies operate with mutual cooperation and common law. According to David Gordon, it is a major contribution to libertarian social thought.Original article: A Major Contribution to Libertarian Social Thinking

John Hasnas describes the virtue and the beauty of the common law.Today's Book: Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society

Sheldon Richman is an OG of the libertarian cause. Among other positions, he is currently Executive Editor at the Libertarian Institute. He joins Bob to discuss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and reflects on his decades in the movement.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The YouTube version of this interview.Sheldon's archives at the Libertarian Institute.John Hasnas' paper, "Toward a Theory of Empirical Natural Rights."Help support the Bob Murphy Show.

"How can they do this to Donald Trump? It's a political prosecution!" That's true. Because every law is inherently political. In this episode I read the entire article, "The Myth of The Rule of Law" by John Hasnas. I'm doing this because I believe it's critical to understand that there is no such thing as "A government of laws not people." That the rule of law is a myth. __ How free are you, really? Grab my Levels of Liberty Tactical Checklist to find out: https://www.henrybingaman.com/liberty/

https://youtu.be/ee4NHbDnd2U I refer to the myth of the rule of law because, to the extent that this phrase suggests a society in which all are governed by neutral rules that are objectively applied by judges, there is no such thing. As a myth, however, the concept of the rule of law is both powerful and dangerous. Its power derives from its great emotive appeal. The rule of law suggests an absence of arbitrariness, an absence of the worst abuses of tyranny. The image presented by the slogan "America is a government of laws and not people" is one of fair and impartial rule rather than subjugation to human whim. This is an image that can command both the allegiance and affection of the citizenry. After all, who wouldn't be in favor of the rule of law if the only alternative were arbitrary rule? But this image is also the source of the myth's danger. For, if citizens really believe that they are being governed by fair and impartial rules and that the only alternative is subjection to personal rule, they will be much more likely to support the state as it progressively curtails their freedom. - John Hasnas, The Myth of the Rule of Law BitChute

In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest me. In today's edition of the Sunday Book Review, we consider some of the top ethics books which every compliance professional should read in 2023: ·       Ethics for Behavior Analysts by Jon Bailey and Mary Burch ·        Stoic Philosophy and the Control Problem of AI Technology: Caught in the Web by Edward Spence ·       The Rise of Business Ethics by Bernard Mees ·        Business Ethics for Better Behavior by Jason Brennan, William English, John Hasnas, and Peter Jaworski Resource 20 Best New Ethics Books To Read In 2023 by Annemarie Slaughter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we explore historical examples as well as currant ones where law and order was and is provided with absence of State intervention. Sources: - Samuel 1, 8: - Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law by Joseph R. Peden: [Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law | Mises Institute](https://mises.org/library/property-rights-celtic-irish-law-0) - Private creation and enforcement of Law by David Friedman: [Private Creation and Enforcement of Law: A Historical Case](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Iceland/Iceland.html) - An American experiment in Anarcho-Capitalism: The Not So Wild, Wild West [American Experiment in Anarcho-Capitalism: The Not So Wild, Wild West | Mises Institute](https://mises.org/library/american-experiment-anarcho-capitalism-not-so-wild-wild-west) - The obviousness of Anarchy by John Hasnas: [the-obviousness-of-anarchy](https://fiatjaf.com/the-obviousness-of-anarchy.pdf) - Police, Law, and the Courts by Murray Rothbard: [12. The Public Sector, III: Police, Law, and the Courts | Mises Institute](https://mises.org/library/12-public-sector-iii-police-law-and-courts) - The Production of Security by Gustave de Molinari: [Gustave de Molinari - The Production of Security](https://praxeology.net/GM-PS.htm) - The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman: [The_Machinery_of_Freedom_](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf) If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to thecuriouscaseoffreedom@gmail.com Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ

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John Hasnas is a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, and the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. John has written some of my favorite pieces of academic legal writing including The Myth of the Rule of Law, The Obviousness of Anarchy, and recently Ten Questions about Democracy. What makes John's work unique is that most legal scholarship is dry, and boring—usually, it seeks promote some minor incremental change in a niche area of the law. John's work forces the reader to think from first principles about the very nature of law and government. It's what the founders of this country did, and what few serious thinkers do today. John's website: https://sites.google.com/georgetown.edu/john-hasnas/home Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics: https://global.georgetown.edu/georgetown_units/georgetown-institute-for-the-study-of-markets-and-ethics –––– Support the podcast and join the Honest Offense community at https://honestoffense.locals.com Other ways to support the podcast: https://www.ericcervone.com/support Follow Eric on Twitter and Instagram @ericcervone

https://youtu.be/9jNnegkLdtY ...the public obviously believes that the ideology of the people who serve as judges influences the way the law is interpreted. This, however, in no way prevents people from simultaneously regarding the law as a body of definite, politically neutral rules amenable to an impartial application which all citizens have a moral obligation to obey. John Hasnas, The Myth of the Rule of Law; Wisconsin Law Review 199 (1995) p. 2 Find Patrick McFarlane here: https://libertyweekly.net/ Odysee BitChute Minds Archive Flote Spotify

Carter opens by deriding the prosecution in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and then explains an important principle behind getting involved in a physical confrontation while carrying a firearm. For the remainder of the show, he elaborates on the concept of "objectivity" and critically analyzes John Hasnas's paper, "The Myth of the Rule of Law," which is part of Michael Malice's popular book, The Anarchist Handbook. The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0670 Links Referenced in the Show: OED entry for objectivity: https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/129639?redirectedFrom=objectivity#eid About Dangerous Thoughts Hosted by Carter, "Dangerous Thoughts" is a series dedicated to practical and applied philosophy, as well as deeper dives into other crucial but complex topics. Its goal is to help rational individuals become more dangerous to the intellectual and psychological enemies of the principles upon which Western Civilization was built and has thrived. Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @_unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop

Carter opens by deriding the prosecution in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and then explains an important principle behind getting involved in a physical confrontation while carrying a firearm. For the remainder of the show, he elaborates on the concept of "objectivity" and critically analyzes John Hasnas's paper, "The Myth of the Rule of Law," which is part of Michael Malice's popular book, The Anarchist Handbook. The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0670 Links Referenced in the Show: OED entry for objectivity: https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/129639?redirectedFrom=objectivity#eid About Dangerous Thoughts Hosted by Carter, "Dangerous Thoughts" is a series dedicated to practical and applied philosophy, as well as deeper dives into other crucial but complex topics. Its goal is to help rational individuals become more dangerous to the intellectual and psychological enemies of the principles upon which Western Civilization was built and has thrived. Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @_unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop

Carter celebrates the 5th of November with guests Sal the Agorist and Daniel Wagner. Carter begins by recounting the origin story for Guy Fawkes Day and how it rose to public consciousness in America. Next, they discuss Biden's plan to mandate vaccination for employees of companies with as few as 100 employees. Carter reads some quotations from The Myth of the Rule of Law by John Hasnas, and Sal pushes back on the notion that politics is downstream from culture. The three then discuss the difference between chaos and anarchy and the difference between governance and government. After some disagreement about corporations and what they'd look like without government charters, Sal celebrates NFTs and a "tokenbrian explosion" in crypto before diving into what he means by "agorism." They address the age-old question of "what about the roads?" before turning to the Rittenhouse trial. The three disagree on Rittenhouse's culpability, but this leads to a broader consideration of firearms and mass shootings. Finally, they turn to peaceful parenting and the immorality and impracticality of hitting children as punishment. Join Daniel Wagner at the Let's Go Brandon Freedom Rally: https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/lets-go-brandon-freedom-rally/ Or follow him on Twitter at: @UnframeOfMind Check out Sal's new book, Anti-Politics here: https://amzn.to/308WHzy Or follow him on Twitter at: @SallyMayweather The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0668 Links Referenced in the Show: V For Vendetta graphic novel: https://amzn.to/3qpb6Tf Chaos Theory by Bob Murphy: https://amzn.to/3DcPSLX Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @_unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop

Carter celebrates the 5th of November with guests Sal the Agorist and Daniel Wagner. Carter begins by recounting the origin story for Guy Fawkes Day and how it rose to public consciousness in America. Next, they discuss Biden's plan to mandate vaccination for employees of companies with as few as 100 employees. Carter reads some quotations from The Myth of the Rule of Law by John Hasnas, and Sal pushes back on the notion that politics is downstream from culture. The three then discuss the difference between chaos and anarchy and the difference between governance and government. After some disagreement about corporations and what they'd look like without government charters, Sal celebrates NFTs and a "tokenbrian explosion" in crypto before diving into what he means by "agorism." They address the age-old question of "what about the roads?" before turning to the Rittenhouse trial. The three disagree on Rittenhouse's culpability, but this leads to a broader consideration of firearms and mass shootings. Finally, they turn to peaceful parenting and the immorality and impracticality of hitting children as punishment. Join Daniel Wagner at the Let's Go Brandon Freedom Rally: https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/lets-go-brandon-freedom-rally/ Or follow him on Twitter at: @UnframeOfMind Check out Sal's new book, Anti-Politics here: https://amzn.to/308WHzy Or follow him on Twitter at: @SallyMayweather The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0668 Links Referenced in the Show: V For Vendetta graphic novel: https://amzn.to/3qpb6Tf Chaos Theory by Bob Murphy: https://amzn.to/3DcPSLX Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @_unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop

Jeff Calkins, a recently-retired senior research attorney with the Court of Appeal, talks with appellate attorneys Jeff Lewis and Tim Kowal about what it is like working at an appellate court ("like a monastery," in a good way), about how the writ panel works, cultural differences in the different district Courts of Appeal, and why the California appellate courts may tend to go easier on trial courts than federal appellate courts. Jeff also shares his theory on why California appeals are not as much "fun" as federal appeals (hint: it has to do more with the legislatures than the judges), and disagrees with Tim's proposal that Rule of Court 8.1115 be amended to allow parties to cite unpublished opinions.Appellate Specialist Jeff Lewis' biography, LinkedIn profile, and Twitter feed.Appellate Specialist Tim Kowal's biography, LinkedIn profile, and Twitter feed.Sign up for Tim Kowal's Weekly Legal Update, or view his blog of recent cases.Cases and other resources mentioned in this episode:John Hasnas, The Myth of the Rule of Law: http://faculty.msb.edu/hasnasj/GTWebSite/MythWeb.htm.Tim's blog post discussing Howard J. Bashman, The Recurring Problem of Unpublished Opinions and What to Do About It?, ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, Appellate Issues, Fall 2017, at 23: https://tvalaw.com/publication/still-more-ways-to-mention-unpublished-appellate-opinions.The Syufy Rosetta Stone: http://alex.kozinski.com/articles/The_syufy_rosetta_stone.pdf.

We discuss John Hasnas's article that argues our popular conception of the United States as a nation of laws and not of men is a myth. Like all myths, it exists for a purpose - to protect the current power structure. Unlike the Critical Legal Studies movement, which seeks to change who wields the power of law, Hasnas advocates for the abolition of the state monopoly of the legal system.

Listen in on our second part of an interview with Georgetown Law professor John Hasnas. Prof. Hasnas sits down with Anthony Comegna to discuss what is Civil Society, the recent IHS discussion colloquium and associated readings regarding civil society. An enlightening conversation for sure.

Is rule of law a myth? Find out on this episode of Ideas in Progress as Anthony Comegna speaks with Prof. John Hasnas about his famous summer seminars lecture and how it came to be.

I decided to read one of my favorite essays of all time, The Obviousness of Anarchy, by John Hasnas, so that an audio version can be enjoyed by all.

I decided to read one of my favorite essays of all time, The Obviousness of Anarchy, by John Hasnas, so that an audio version can be enjoyed by all.

“The Myth of the Rule of Law” was written by John Hasnas and originally published in 1995 in the Wisconsin Law Review no. 199. I read it (with a few mumbles and mistakes) in its entirety from https://www.copblock.org/40719/myth-rule-law-john-hasnas/ Thanks to Prof Hasnas for writing this excellent essay, as well as another called "The Obviousness of Anarchy", both of which were profoundly influential on my thinking.

“The Myth of the Rule of Law” was written by John Hasnas and originally published in 1995 in the Wisconsin Law Review no. 199. I read it (with a few mumbles and mistakes) in its entirety from https://www.copblock.org/40719/myth-rule-law-john-hasnas/ Thanks to Prof Hasnas for writing this excellent essay, as well as another called "The Obviousness of Anarchy", both of which were profoundly influential on my thinking.

Post by Skyler J. Collins (Editor). This episode features a talk by law and business professor John Hasnas from 2013. He talks about the failures of "market-failure" arguments so often used by bureaucrats to justify government regulation. He explained why he believes that the internal regulatory mechanisms of free markets prove to be far more powerful than anything that politicians can attempt.

Welcome to Season 2 of The BIS! In this season, We're talking about the future of business ethics, pulling forward the conclusions drawn in the 1993 Harvard Business Review article “What's the Matter with Business Ethics?” by Andrew Stark (https://hbr.org/1993/05/whats-the-matter-with-business-ethics), and also exploring the future and purpose of the corporation and business overall. “It's not knowing what to say, it's translating what you think is right into action when something real is at stake.” John Hasnas (Season 2, Episode 1 of The BIS) In the latest episode of The BIS: Business Integrity School Podcast, Cindy Moehring speaks with Professor John Hasnas from Georgetown University. Their shared passion for business law and business ethics is evident in this episode of the Business Integrity School. In this edition, Professor Hasnas and Dr. Moehring discussed their insights on how far business ethics have come and what the future of business ethics could look like. How much have business ethics changed over the last 25 years? Where have we seen sufficient growth and where are we still lacking? Tune in to find out the answer to these questions and many more! If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to our channel or subscribe to our podcast to not miss an episode! #TheBISPodcast #BusinessIntegrity #WaltonBILI #Leadership

John Hasnas joins us this week to discuss the evolutionary process of common law. What is common law? Is it a completely random process? If common law is so great, why is there so much legislation?Further Readings/References:More about John Hasnas“Common Law” - The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism.orgNatural Law: Origins of Common Law See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Strong joins us this week to talk about the role that capitalism and social entrepreneurship play in alleviating global poverty.We also discuss special economic zones, startup cities, the right of exit, mechanisms of public choice, and seasteading.Show Notes and Further ReadingStrong is the author of Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems (2009) and The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice (1997).Strong’s articles “Naomi Klein, Young Earth Creationist” and “Towards a Hierarchy of Moral Outrage”.Here’s our Free Thoughts episode with Bruce Benson.John Hasnas’s essay “The Obviousness of Anarchy”.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Hasnas is a professor of business at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business and a professor of law (by courtesy) at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, where he teaches courses in ethics and law. Professor Hasnas is also the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. He joins me to contrast the lessons of two of his recent articles on two different types of diversity in higher education. 1. The Surprising Obstacle Mizzou and Yale Face in Increasing Diversity - Fortune, November 2015 - http://fortune.com/2015/11/21/the-surprising-obstacle-mizzou-and-yale-face-in-increasing-diversity/ 2. The One Kind of Diversity Colleges Avoid - The wall Street Journal, March 2016 - http://faculty.msb.edu/hasnasj/GTWebSite/Diversity.htm Opening Monologue: Happy Halloween! We're approaching the one-year anniversary of the Yale Culturally Insensitive Halloween Costume Email Controversy Can top-down limitation on intellectual diversity become a bottom-up elimination of intellectual diversity? Discussion: -How faculty search committees actual work -Faculty diversity is about gender, minority, ethnic backgrounds -No effort to be inclusive of all ranges of opinion - political or philosophical -How much of this conscious and how much of it is unconscious? Please Support School Sucks Our Amazon Wish List Donate With Bitcoin Or Join the A/V Club Support Us On Patreon Shop With Us At Amazon Your continued support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering this message. This subscription also grants you access to the A/V Club, a bonus content section with 200+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month AP Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - Full Access - $16.00/Month  

TK is back this week as we explore whether or not beauty is objective, the difference between morality and justice, why the least applicable advice is the best, and what legendary rap producer Suge Knight had to say about Praxis. Recommendations: On the Origins of Money by Carl Menger, Toward an Empirical Theory of Natural Rights by John Hasnas, and fisheconomics.org This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher. Give us a review on iTunes!

TK and I get into discussion on a recent post I did about working your butt off before trying to optimize your life, and his story of learning the "carry the tray". Then we dive into a little philosophy and explore crappy arguments for and against the supernatural, aliens, immortality, God, and more. Mentioned in the episode: Carl Sagan, Bertrand Russell's Problem of Philosophy, not finding yourself until you know how to work, game theory, carrying the tray, John Hasnas, Descartes, the Socratic method, Steven Brams, and more I'm probably forgetting. Recommendations: Superior Beings, and, The Fabric of the Cosmos. This and all episodes are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Stitcher.

Today we tackle a little bit of everything in this 'Fridays with TK episode', merged with 'Ask Isaac'. -The Valley of the Shadow of Debt and how to avoid it. -Are boys are girls treated differently? What does it mean? -How to sell unpopular ideas? Should you reform or revolutionize? -What does Kobe Bryant's 20 year tenure with a single team mean? -Can we survive without government? -What's up with the graph about physicians and administrators? -How do you deal with internet fame you didn't want? Mentioned in the episode: Robert Anton Wilson, Karl Hess, James P. Carse, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Kobe Bryant, John Hasnas, Howard Thurman.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 199. I discussed legislation and law  with Tom Woods on his show today, Episode 557: Ep. 557 The State's Corruption of Private Law, or We Don't Need No Legislature 17th December 2015 Ever since we learned in school how a bill becomes a law, we've absorbed the idea that it's normal for law to be imposed from the top down. But it's possible, and indeed the historical norm, for law to emerge in a completely different, more libertarian-friendly way. Join me for a great conversation with Stephan Kinsella! Transcript below. Youtube version: More description from Tom's shownotes: Related Links “Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society” (PDF) by Stephan Kinsella Liberty and Law (PDF), by Giovanni Sartori “The State's Corruption of Private Law,” by Stephan Kinsella “Another Problem with Legislation: James Carter and the Field Codes,” by Stephan Kinsella Related Books Law, Legislation, and Liberty, vol. 1: Rules and Order, by F.A. Hayek Freedom and the Law, by Bruno Leoni Books by the Guest Against Intellectual Property International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk For some more related posts/resources: “Legislation and Law in a Free Society,” Mises Daily (Feb. 25, 2010) “Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society,” Journal of Libertarian Studies 11 (Summer 1995) Another Problem with Legislation: James Carter v. the Field Codes Kinsella & Rome, Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary (Quid Pro Books, 2011) Regret: The Glory of State Law KOL001 | “The (State's) Corruption of (Private) Law” (PFS 2012) Hayek, Law, Legislation and Liberty, vol. 1 John Hasnas, The Myth of the Rule of Law David Kelley & Roger Donway, Laissez Parler: Freedom in the Electronic Media (linked here) Bruno Leoni, Freedom and the Law Giovanni Sartori, Liberty and Law (pdf) Shael Herman, The Louisiana Civil Code: A European Legacy for the United States Alan Watson, Roman Law and Comparative Law Idem, The Importance of “Nutshells”, AJCL, 1994 Why Airwaves (Electromagnetic Spectra) Are (Arguably) Property Transcript The State's Corruption of Private Law, or We Don't Need No Legislature Stephan Kinsella, interviewed by Tom Woods The Tom Woods Show, Dec. 17, 2015 Transcript 00:00:00 TOM WOODS: The Tom Woods Show, episode 557. 00:00:03 INTRO: Prepare to set fire to the index card of allowable opinion.  Your daily dose of liberty education starts here, the Tom Woods Show. 00:00:13 TOM WOODS: Hey everybody.  Welcome to another episode of the show.  Stephan Kinsella is back with us again.  There are so many episode topics I could cover with Stephan Kinsella, and today we're talking about law and legislation.  Is it possible to think of law other than as something that's imposed from the top down by a bunch of legislators on society?  That's what we want to talk about because it's important, has important ramifications, and I thought I haven't done it yet.  Doggone it; it's episode 557.  Let's do it. 00:00:48 Stephan Kinsella is a libertarian legal theorist.  He has pioneered in the study of intellectual property.  I'm going to link to all kinds of material about Stephan at tomwoods.com/557.  You can find out more about him at stephankinsella.com.  Let me remind you because there's been a little bit of confusion.  I am giving away a free autographed book.  You can look through my book selection at tomwoods.com/books.  I am giving away a free autographed and personalized book to people who buy gift subscriptions to libertyclassroom.com this year, only for gift subscriptions. 00:01:28 It's like when you go to Chili's, which I don't recommend, but if you go to Chili's and you buy a $25 gift card, they give you a $5 gift card, it's that kind of principle.

Economics of Police Brutality by Art Carden http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=174 All of the world's problems could be solved is we had clearly defined ownership The contradiction of "public property" and the unaddressed fears of ownership WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT (AFTER A BIT OF INSPECTION) http://completeliberty.com/chapter3.php Psychology of Ownership http://www.logicallearning.net/libpsychologyofo.html Competition is a civilizing force; externalities explained (they're all around us) The Obviousness of Anarchy by John Hasnas http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/hasnas.pdf Riding shotgun with a cop; the-end-justifies-the-means argument to provide "security" Part 1: http://freekeene.com/2008/10/21/conversation-with-shane-maxfield-kpd-lt-part-15/ Part 2: http://freekeene.com/2008/10/22/conversation-with-shane-maxfield-kpd-lt-part-25/ Part 3: http://freekeene.com/2008/10/23/conversation-with-shane-maxfield-kpd-lt-part-35/ Part 4: http://freekeene.com/2008/10/24/conversation-with-shane-maxfield-kpd-lt-part-45/ Part 5: http://freekeene.com/2008/10/25/conversation-with-shane-maxfield-kpd-lt-part-55/ Security comes with respect for individuals rights, not violation of them 'Competing' police forces follows from a privatized system (no "public property") The ills of socialized/communized "services"--denying individuals self-responsibility Crime is the Health of The State, The Kaptain's Log by Kapt Kanada, aka Manuel Miles http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2007/tle446-20071202-09.html Statists practices of the fine arts of theft, rape, murder, arson, and duplicity The Statist "justice" system grows with the creation of more unjust laws, i.e., those that infringe on individual rights Government people protecting their own, essentially ensuring their own security, not yours The practice of coercing you in order to "help" you; the immense propaganda needed to keep the sham going Ayn Rand's contradictions about government and objective laws http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/anarchism.html Anarchy simply means "no rulers"--no tyrants allowed The government is a naive floating abstraction; the meme of government isn't much different than the meme of God, except that government translates directly into violence Projecting one's fears onto the marketplace, creating gangs of armed thugs in one's mind to somehow maintain the meme of government (which is a giant gang of armed thugs, btw) More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime And Gun-Control Laws by John R. Lott Jr. http://tinyurl.com/elg5u For a rights-respecting person, the freedom to defend yourself is absolute Peaceful coexistence is impossible with the gang called government Defining one's terms: "competing governments" as contradictory A coercive monopoly in the realm of justice essentially ruins society Rand's (and big "O"bjectivists') strain of authoritarian sociopathy Basically, people's fear of conflict with other people enslaves them and perpetuates government A coercive monopoly of "justice" services, i.e., government (even one funded voluntarily) will always provide unjust and incompetent and expensive "services" One case in point: Laws against private electricity production commerce; Jon Udell's Interviews with Innovators: Jock Gill - On Energy, IT, Markets and Society http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3825.html My experiences with the local mafia with a flag--parking ticket Nazis--who look to make criminals out of rights-respecting individuals The brilliance of Ayn Rand was that she taught individuals to think independently and to use logic according to the main metaphysical laws (identity, causality, and non-contradiction) Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff, Harry Binswanger http://scholar.google.com.mx/books?id=_znYGPoNe2wC&dq=subject:%22Objectivism+(Philosophy)%22&lr=&as_brr=0&hl=en&rview=1&pgis=1 Objectively speaking, the coercive monopoly of government is a authoritarian mythology that contradicts the virtue of justice The Biological Basis of Teleological Concepts by Harry Binswanger http://www.aynrandbookstore2.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CB02B Seeing "police" for what they are: individuals who join a gang that violates individual rights and only pays lip service to the virtue of justice (enough to hoodwink those they rule over and maintain their coercive monopoly) Central planning is authoritarian sociopathy writ large--in which fears and love of domination deny freedom of choice The most vile form of mysticism: the murderous meme of government, which has no "procedural safeguards" Government as the preeminent violator of individual rights: denying people's capacity to choose a real upholder of justice So naturally, real upholders of justice will be seen as threats to government Understanding individual rights is simple: Don't hit people, don't take their stuff, and honor your promises (though no involuntary servitude is valid) "Our Enemy, The Party" by SEKIII posted by Wally Conger http://wconger.blogspot.com/2008/10/our-enemy-party.html The ills of "partyarchy," i.e., vote-chasing and power-seeking; the absurd oxymoron of politician libertarianism "The hopeless utopia of minarchy" Distinction between politics and ethics, objectively speaking http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/morality.html Seeking freedom via the State is wrong; to be consistent, one must favor not only abolition over gradualism but also market over power as the means to achieve freedom SEKIII: "The State loses by each free transaction committed in defiance or evasion of its laws, regulations and taxes; the State gains by every compliance with, acceptance of, and payment to its institutions. Thus does agorism create anarchy and partyarchy preserve the State." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-economics Objectivists will always lose their argument for government to their more statist comrades Coffee and chocolate are the key to long life by Richard Gray, Science Correspondent http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/health/3223650/Coffee-and-chocolate-are-the-key-to-long-life.html bumper music "Letter From The Government" by Brother Ali http://www.brotherali.com/  http://www.myspace.com/brotherali to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697    

Government is disorder; no government is order (and sanity) This brilliant essay sums it up--from both an empirical/legal point of view as well as a logical one "The Obviousness of Anarchy" by John Hasnas http://www.mises.org/journals/scholar/hasnas.pdf http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/hasnasj/?action=viewpublications&PageTemplateID=109 bumper music "You Look Good To Me" by the Oscar Peterson Trio from We Get Requests album http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=10113&aid=2867 to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697  

Since Enron's collapse in 2002, the federal government has stepped up its campaign against white-collar crime. In Trapped: When Acting Ethically Is against the Law, John Hasnas compellingly illustrates how the campaign against corporate fraud has gone overboard. Hasnas debunks the common assumption that the law only mandates ethical behavior. That may have been true 20 years ago, but no longer. Hasnas points out that business executives have responsibilities to their stockholders, employees, customers, and suppliers. And in addition to their contractual obligations, CEOs have ordinary ethical obligations as human beings to honor their informal commitments. Those ethical complexities are rarely acknowledged by contemporary federal policies that demand compliance with myriad rules and regulations. The result is increasingly a Catch-22 situation in which businesspeople must act either unethically or illegally. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.