Frederic Bastiat, who was born two hundred years ago, was a leader of the French laissez-faire tradition in the first … Continue reading “Bastiat’s ‘The Law’”

The doctrine of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) now enjoys widespread support. Companies are enjoined not simply to seek profit but … Continue reading “Misguided Virtue: False Notions of Corporate Social Responsibility.”

Please be aware that this book is no longer available for sale. In 2000 the Institute began a series of … Continue reading “Capitalism, Morality and Markets”

This is any essay not only to be read, but pondered. Dr. Gaull’s thesis suggests that the modern biotechnology industry … Continue reading “Biotechnology Regulation in America and Europe”

Choice, Contract, Consent, in restating liberalism, finds its rock-bottom foundations in six first principles that are either self-evident, or readily … Continue reading “Choice, Contract, Consent: A Restatement of Liberalism”

In this short classic, Friedrich von Hayek argues that our thinking is governed by language which reflects an earlier mode … Continue reading “The Confusion of Language in Political Thought”