Category Archives: Blogs by Tibor Machan

Lessons in Freedom: Shopping in communism versus capitalism

Posted on August 7, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan In a narrative portion of his latest (and characteristically riveting) novel the author has written the following sentence that prompts me to wag my finger at him a bit.  “Now it was a Western-style shopping mall … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Too Many Un-American Americans

Posted on August 6, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan I am not sure Senator Rand Paul’s political philosophy is all around sound but one portion has my support and should have everyone’s.  It is his consistent defense of the (George) Washingtonian idea of limited government … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: A Precis on Public Finance

Posted on July 31, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan In a free country public finance pertains to how the proper tasks of government must be funded.  The first issue is what amounts to bona fide public finance.  Since the job of government is to secure … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Machan’s Archives: Without a proper plan

Posted on July 23, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan A vital difference between champions of the fully free society (or libertarianism) and others who are concerned with political economic matters is that the former really do not approve of imposing any kind of agenda on … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom Archives: Fourth of July Reflections

Posted on July 4, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan For some people the Fourth of July is the most important holiday in America.  Sadly, not for all, especially not just now when most of the leadership of the country has made it clear that principles … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Ethnicity is Obsolete

Posted on July 1, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by  Tibor Machan One of Greece's most notable pieces of ancient history concerns the region's repeated battles with barbarians from the East.  The Greeks considered themselves civilized, advanced, cultured people.  Cultural chauvinism had been rampant and in most historical accounts … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: How to Secure a free country

Posted on June 24, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan NSA’s excuse for snooping on innocent citizens — namely, that it can prevent serious harm to us, might even save lives — is spurious.  If you incarcerated us all, that, too, might do all that. Free … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: The Evil of Prior Restraint

Posted on June 14, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan NSA’s excuse for snooping on innocent citizens — namely, that it can prevent serious harm to us, might even save lives — is spurious.  If you incarcerated us all, that, too, might do all that. Free … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: My pleasures, my vices

Posted on June 5, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan I am not in the habit of airing my dirty laundry, so this will be a rare case.  I feel the urge to confess that I have some guilty pleasures, ones that actually have political implications. As … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Barbaric Conduct in London

Posted on May 24, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan The apparent murderer in London declared on a video that "The only reasons we killed this man … is because Muslims are dying daily," he said in video aired by CNN affiliate ITN. Of course, this … Continue reading →

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