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A. Michael Spence, distinguished visiting fellow at CFR, provides a global perspective on the changing landscape of labor and economic productivity. Sharon Block, professor of practice and executive …

Biologist will have headed leading public institution for 17 years by time of his departure

After two professors of theology engaged in a fruitful conversation in America on the 2019 Vatican document on “‘gender theory in education,” the editors invited them each to respond once again to each other on the subject of gender identity and transgender persons.

People are less likely to reply to an email if they believe the sender is black, according to a new study.

“The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them again in our lifetime.” Sir Edward Grey, 1914 “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the appr...

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Libertarianism and the Nuke Question; Come to Loyola U to Study Austro-Libertarianism With Me Subject: Two questions Dear Mr. Block, I have several questions and I figured I would email you about these questions. My first question is that I want to get a degree in economics and possibly have a PhD in economics. I live in a mostly liberal/leftist state which is Washington State. Now, I looked and saw no universities in my state which has a professor that’s an austrian or teaches austrian econo...

Libertarians in Georgia, Part II Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2020 3:59 PM Dr. Block: I think I can already but I ask your permission to reprint (with proper attribution of course to you) at the Virginia Right blog the Open Letter to Libertarians in Georgia because there are moves to boycott the election  by conservatives and I DO FULLY UNDERSTAND why in that conservatives have been, let’s say used and abused, by the GOP leaders time and time again. Thank you for the thoughtful commentary. Elw...

From: Walter Block <wblock@loyno.edu> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 7:09 PM To: ‘David Chávez Salazar’ Subject: RE: Hello Professor Block Dear David: Thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate them. Trump is very good on reducing regulations, taxes and creating peace in the Middle East; he is bad on protectionism, deficits. I vastly prefer him to Biden who is a socialist. If populism helps promote liberty I favor it to that extent. If Biden wins in 2020, this is still a...

Dear Gregg: Thanks for this fascinating analysis of yours. I don’t agree or disagree with it. I’m not sure. I believe in the division of labor and specialization, and this data is a bit out of the realm I usually operate in. In other words, I’m too lazy to delve into this with the limited effort I can call upon. Sorry. Best regards, Walter From: Gregg Goodnight Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 9:38 AM To: wblock@loyno.edu Subject: Your WSJ Writeup, 11/28/20 Dear Professor Block, I read you...