Capitalism and Freedom – A Short Critique of Milton Friedman.
Or why capitalism and freedom are not necessarily the same thing, despite what Milton...
Howard I. Schwartz Ph.D.
Natural Rights / Rights
Why Health Care Is A Natural Right (King v. Burwell)
With the Supreme Court decision looming in the Obamacare related case of King v....
The Big Embarrassing Lie about the Supreme Court
One of the big lies by which we Americans mislead ourselves is in thinking...
At Last, We Can Have A Hereditary Monarchy: I’m Voting For Jeb
We all know that what is wrong with this country is that it lacks...
Why the Right is all Wrong About Liberty
Liberty is the concept that, for the last forty years, has been most often...
The Problem of Stupidity in Democracy
I have been thinking a lot lately about the inherent problem of stupidity that...
Hobby Lobby: The Clash Between Equality, Women’s Rights and Religious Freedom
Hobby Lobby bubbles up a fundamental tension between multiple different sets of competing core...
A Hidden Theory of Rights in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
On the eve of July 4th, it is worth pausing and considering the theory...
Natural Rights – Not So Self-Evident
Today, political discourse continues to talk about “our rights” as if they are self-evident...
The Origins of Rights and the Ironies of History
When reading history, I am always amazed by the number of unexpected ironies upon...