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  If it is the rule of the game that two persons may dispossess a third who must submit to being dispossessed, the rule is unjust. Anthony de Jasay Take Away Based on a solid epistemology, the main aim of Anthony de Jasay’s philosophical work was to reformulate political and economic liberalism. His writings offer […]

In a striking speech this February at the 61st Munich Security Conference, United States Vice President J.D. Vance held a mirror to European elites. Rather than focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, he highlighted Europe’s democratic value deficits, which leave the continent vulnerable. The vice president asserted that European citizens are often silenced when they express non-conformist views. […]

The Education Market: Thought On The Benefits Of Competition Marcos Lüdy ABSTRACT In this essay, a comprehensive approach to the educational phenomenon will be undertaken, starting with a praxeological analysis to address general questions about the feasibility of incorporating market principles and free competition into the education sector. Accordingly, an argument will be developed in […]

  The Mischaracterization of Education as a Merit Good Garret Thomas Molloy ABSTRACT This essay advances three claims (1) The current provision of public education characterizes education as a merit good. This characterization motivates state intervention to correct for merit good’s characteristics of positive externalities and consumer uncertainty (2) The provision of free public education […]

The Public-Private Paradox of Education: Merit Good or Negative Externality? Patrick Tecklenburg ABSTRACT This essay explores education`s multifaceted role as a private, a public and a merit good, with an intertwined reflection on its historical evolution and modern-day relevance. From its origins as a privilege, mainly only affordable by the elite to the widespread vision […]