Positive economics is in principle independent of any particular ethical position or normative judgments . . . In short, positive economics is or can be an "objective" science.
--Milton Friedman,Essays in Positive Economics [1953]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
June 26, 2020 Conservative Hypocrisy on the Looters
I have found the outrage among conservatives over the looting of private businesses during the anti-police brutality protests to be amusing because it is so riddled with hypocrisy. Conservatives indignantly say that the looters were acting immorally because they trespassed onto privately owned businesses and stole merchandise that belonged to the owners. The essence of this conservative moral outrage is ...
Religion and Education in a Free Society
by Laurence M. Vance
Montgomery County, Maryland, which lies just outside of Washington, D.C., is one of America’s richest and most populous counties. It is also home ...
The Meaning and the Mind of an American
by Richard M. Ebeling
One of the continuing and burning issues in America today is determining how we view ourselves and how we view others, including in matters ...
Fifty Years of Statist Policies and Economic Fallacies
by Richard M. Ebeling
It is about fifty years since, as an undergraduate, I took my first economics classes in college. Virtually all my professors were adamant that ...
Racism and Police Brutality
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What is the solution to racial bigotry and policy brutality in America? Join Jacob Hornberger and Richard ...
