Tag Archives: Friedrich Hayek

Revenge of the Autocrats: The Battle Over Future Freedom

Posted on July 15, 2024 by greg

The term “collective narcissism” was first used by Theodore Adorno to describe the sentiment that gave support to Nazi rule in Germany in the 1930s. Continue reading →

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Social Determinants of Health: epigenetics and chance events

Posted on July 1, 2024 by greg

The need to control information and incorporate new ideas to support the status quo is not new. During the Middle Ages, the predominant corporation in the West was the Roman Catholic Church. With the rediscovery of Aristotle in the Middle … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the American Oligarchy

Posted on October 1, 2023 by greg

America is on the road to being run by oligarchs: creating a system of government where a small number of elites rule. Continue reading →

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Deception in Social Media Freedom Undermines Our Freedom

Posted on January 1, 2022 by greg

Georg Hegel (1770-1831) who saw a world governed by individual self-interest believed that we are controlled by external forces, and are nothing but pawns in the game. Hegel believed that we do not perceive the world or anything in it … Continue reading →

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Searching for Freedom in the 21st Century

Posted on October 2, 2021 by greg

The advantage of freedom is that you make your own destiny. The disadvantage is that you don’t have anyone helping you or providing for you. The concept of freedom is one which Georg Hegel (1770-1831) thought of very great importance; … Continue reading →

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Social Paradox of the Concept of Freedom in the West

Posted on November 20, 2020 by greg

Hayek’s view is human cooperation, social order, and economic prosperity are only possible where human freedom is maximized, subject to the constraints of a legal and moral code that demarcate the realms of mine and thine. Freedom of action within … Continue reading →

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Communities Must Strive to Restore the Concept of Freedom

Posted on June 10, 2020 by greg

Ongoing austerity and policies of uncertainty can be seen clearly in the ongoing and ruthless assault on the social state, unions, higher education, workers, students, poor minority youth, and any vestige of the social contract. While this position in fact … Continue reading →

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The Connection Between Ethics, Morality and Inequality

Posted on June 1, 2020 by greg

Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy. Ethical comes from the Greek ethos “moral character” and describes a person or behavior as right in the moral sense – truthful, … Continue reading →

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How Pandemics Can Create Change

Posted on April 10, 2020 by greg

The Black Death of the 14th century not only shook Italian society, but transformed it. It marked the end of an era in Italy and resulted in wide-ranging social economic, cultural and religious changes. This led to the emergence of … Continue reading →

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Wages Stopped Rising: Unraveling the Libertarian Movement

Posted on April 1, 2020 by greg

The first well-developed statement of libertarianism, An Agreement of the People (1647), was produced by the radical republican Leveler movement during the English Civil Wars (1642–51). Presented to Parliament in 1649, it included the ideas of self-ownership, private property, legal … Continue reading →

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