Good Lord! What a lot of trouble to prove in political economy that two and two make four; and if you succeed in doing so, people cry, “It is so clear that it is boring.” Then they vote as if you had never proved anything at all.
– Frederic Bastiat, “What Is Seen and What Is Not Seen” [1850] |
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| June 5, 2025 Dave Smith Rejects FFF’s Immigration Debate Challenge This past Monday, FFF published a Public Debate Challenge to libertarians Dave Smith and Bob Murphy to debate the following resolution: “Resolved, that open borders is the only legitimate libertarian position and the United States should adopt an open-borders system.” The debaters would be Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling (my co-host on FFF’s Libertarian Angle) for the affirmative and Smith and … |
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