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My “I told you so world.” Tibor R. Machan So all of us who have long concluded that big government–which is to say, government with wide, nearly unlimited scope of power over the population it is supposed to serve–is a … Continue reading →

Why Free Will Matters Tibor R. Machan Let me once again quote George Orwell, who reportedly noted that “Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.” The idea that without free will there can be … Continue reading →

Back to Basics Please Tibor R. Machan In today’s climate of political theatrics it isn’t very easy to figure out where right stands versus wrong. As Ron Paul points out at The Daily Bell, the Benghazi fiasco pretty much amounts … Continue reading →

A Precis on Humanism Tibor R. Machan In modern times humanism has been associated with Karl Marx and one of his teachers, Ludwig Feuerbach. The latter was an atheist who believed that it wasn’t God who created man but the … Continue reading →

More Environmentalist Confusions Tibor R. Machan The New York Observer reported in its April 15, 2013, issue (B 1) that Leonardo DiCaprio is teaming up with Christie’s in New York City, to hold a “major philanthropic auction.” I am not … Continue reading →

Public Choice Theory is Overlooked Tibor R. Machan Whenever public officials promise to manage affairs of state, I am baffled how they fail to pay heed to public choice theory. This is the idea, for which the late, great James … Continue reading →

The Corruption of Individual Rights Tibor R. Machan Whenever a good idea surfaces, there will surely be many who will try to hitch their wagon to it filled with corrupt versions that aim to serve numerous purposes having little to … Continue reading →

Public Museums and Censorship Tibor R. Machan Is there a difference between censorship and selectivity? In a private gallery or museum the owners or curators must always be selective. There isn’t infinite, unlimited room available to place all the art … Continue reading →

A Précis on Libertarianism & Capitalism (Excerpt from Philosophy With Meaning [Addleton Publ., 2013]) Tibor R. Machan Libertarianism is the political system wherein the highest political good is the protection of the individual citizen’s right to life, liberty and property. … Continue reading →