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The Police Versus the People
Until society confronts victimless laws as violations of liberty, there will be an inherent conflict between the police and the people.
May 3, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Two Ultimate Religions
Social peace depends on egalitarian beliefs.
April 26, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Theory of Pure Theory
Theory is an explanation of reality.
April 19, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
A Confederation of New Canaan
A confederation is a realistic and just solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
April 5, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Economy and Happiness of Bhutan
Bhutan seeks to measure happiness, so the question is, how to achieve better national happiness.
March 29, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
A Free Society Amidst the Chaos of the Middle East
Rojava is a little-known but important story in the Middle East.
February 8, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Max Weber on “Politics as a Vocation”
Max Weber was a German sociologist—his thoughts apply not just to politicians seeking government positions, but also to journalists and political activists.
January 15, 2015
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Can the U.S. Constitution Force Americans to Have Medical Insurance?
The view that general welfare or interstate commerce authorize the U.S. federal government to use any force whatsoever on U.S. citizens is contrary to legal logic.
December 14, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Negotiate to End War
The U.S. could make a deal such that the Taliban denies Al Qaeda a place in Afghanistan in exchange to being recognized as a power in the country.
December 7, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What Policy Makers and Opinion Formers Should Know
There are moral, political, and economic propositions that are fundamental, yet remain misunderstood or unknown.
November 30, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What's the Best Way to Save Energy?
The “cap and trade” law passed by the House of Representatives also contains command-and-control regulations that affect owners of dwellings.
November 23, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Pure Free Market: When We Respect Our Rights as Equals
A pure free market is an economy in which all activity is voluntary for all persons.
October 12, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Is Jury Duty Involuntary Servitude?
In California, Code of Civil Procedure 211 authorizes the sheriffs and court bailiffs of a county to kidnap people and force them to serve on a jury.
October 5, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What is God, and How Does the Brain Handle Mystery?
There seem to be phenomena that are not just unexplained but unexplainable, and so the deepest divinity is the mystery and the glory and the order of the universe.
September 14, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Is Liberalism Dead?
Liberalism has been decaying for several decades, and may finally have died in the year 2009
August 30, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
A Public Option for Food
What if the government provided a “public option” for food, in the way the government provides the same for medical services, competing with private industry?
August 24, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Card Games Banned for Seniors
A ban on petty gambling is in itself not a major issue, but it points to a deep problem in laws and policies. Government is often not a servant of the people, but a cruel master.
August 9, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What Should Be Public, and What Should Be Private?
Only when everything is private other than the commanding heights of governance will we fully enjoy the peace, liberty, justice, prosperity, and harmony that can be our destiny.
August 9, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Supreme Right of Self-Defense
The right to defend oneself against threats is a natural right, implied by a natural law, what the philosopher John Locke called a “law of nature.”
July 20, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Pope Benedict XVI says private enterprise should correct government failure
The pope calls on private enterprise to have a goal of contributing to the well being of society.
July 14, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
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