state coercion

Do we all have the same preferences and value material goods in the same way, so that we allow someone else to control (influence) our own choices?! If "value" is subjective, and market prices are a mirror of consumer desires, then the widespread suggestion that public goods and services are provided ...

The Natural Rights of Man and the Limits of Government Patrick Baron In The Law, Frédéric Bastiat presents the irrefutable maxim that human rights precede the formation of the state and, therefore, the collective actions of rulers cannot conflict with these primary rights. According to Bastiat, one can delegate to the state only those …