Macroeconomic Monitor
Начало / 2014 / май

2014.05

What does a free market fan think about the Reformist Bloc's program?

Elections are coming up, and the political formation that is most aggressively targeting the so-called “right-wing voter” (a group that our average libertarian generally belongs to) with its messages is the Reformist Bloc (RB). That is why I decided to devote some attention to the 12 “principles” through which the RB wants to build a fair and modern public environment[1]. 1. “New electoral …

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For God's sake, brothers, don't vote!

As the European Parliament elections approach, political parties are increasingly trying to encourage citizens to vote – preferably for them. Regardless of the differences in their political and economic platforms, all parties agree that every citizen in a representative democracy should exercise their right to vote, …

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The right to reject the State*

Herbert Spencer Let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that, in some Malthusian panic, the legislators pass a law that all children born in the next ten years shall be drowned. Is there anyone who thinks such a law would be justified? If not, there are clearly limits to the power of …

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