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Why Edith Hamilton Feared the Decline of Individualism More Than Atomic Bombs

May 16, 2021 by Counter Markets

By Lawrence W. Reed “People hate being made to think,” the educator and classical scholar Edith Hamilton (1867-1963) once said. Laziness of mind is indeed easy to find, even more so today than in her time. It shows up in vapid social media posts, flippant political rhetoric, superficial media coverage, knee-jerk but sanctimonious opinions, and the widespread absence of … [Read more...] about Why Edith Hamilton Feared the Decline of Individualism More Than Atomic Bombs

F.A. Hayek on “the Supreme Rule” That Separates Collectivism From Individualism

May 14, 2021 by Counter Markets

By Lawrence W. Reed Born in Vienna on this date (May 8) in 1899, Austrian economist and political philosopher Friedrich August von Hayek lived to see almost the entirety of the 20th Century. He won a Nobel Prize for Economics in 1974 and died in 1992 at the age of 92. The 20th was perhaps the most collectivist century since the Incan Empire of the 16th—a tragic irony … [Read more...] about F.A. Hayek on “the Supreme Rule” That Separates Collectivism From Individualism

Is Individualism vs. Collectivism the New Left vs. Right?

February 23, 2021 by Counter Markets

By Nicholas Baum When we normally think of the “political spectrum,” we picture a linear scale extending in opposite directions. The left side we think of as “liberal” or “progressive,” and the right side we consider “conservative.” We like to use this one dimensional map as a way of comparing and contrasting different ideologies and beliefs, simplifying the complexities … [Read more...] about Is Individualism vs. Collectivism the New Left vs. Right?

21 Nonconformity Quotes to Help You Resist the Crowd

June 25, 2020 by Counter Markets

By Jon Miltimore The author Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) once observed that one of the downsides of the modern age is that humans are ill-equipped to resist an endless onslaught of messaging (the “incessant battery of words, words, words.”) Literacy had expanded but the tools of reason, logic, and deduction were being lost even as humans were being exposed to mass media and … [Read more...] about 21 Nonconformity Quotes to Help You Resist the Crowd

Individual Goodness Is the Antidote to Collective Turmoil

October 28, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Bryan Hyde In my day to day search for interesting and, hopefully, relevant content, there are a handful of discussion boards I visit. The discussions span a wide range of interesting topics from history to how to cook a particular dish to where to find a good deal on wool socks to the best song of the 1960s. However, politics, by far, appears to be the most common … [Read more...] about Individual Goodness Is the Antidote to Collective Turmoil

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