tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post1333454750202496759..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Adam Smith's Commentary on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Khizr KhanLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-2636003181041981922016-09-16T01:03:29.417+01:002016-09-16T01:03:29.417+01:00Rejecting "the common ownership of the means ...<i>Rejecting "the common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange" is rejecting socialism and affirming liberalism.</i><br /><br />The modern Labour Party and Bernie Sanders certainly reject traditional socialism but they hardly affirm liberalism. What we seem to be getting is a system where much economic activity is in private hands but more and more government tells those private hands what to do.<br /><br />In some ways, it's a sweet deal for modern socialists. Anything that goes wrong can be blamed on "the corporations." After all, they are private companies and private companies try to make profits; they are greedy. Even if the industry is very heavily regulated, like medical care and finance, it will be easy to frame the problem as doctors or hospitals or insurance companies or banks having too much freedom. And the solution, of course, is more government regulation.Roger Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734128265493099062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-24505725894998298442016-08-08T20:33:54.248+01:002016-08-08T20:33:54.248+01:00I have no problem with the election commentary, bu...I have no problem with the election commentary, but I do wonder if the blog wouldn't be better titled "Darwinian Libertarianism." Or perhaps most accurately: "Darwinian Classical Liberalism." The position that Dr. Arnhart now espouses does not seem linked to "conservatism" per se. In fact, it's quite critical of many types of "conservatism" (and for good reasons). It is equally critical of left and right when partisans from either side fail to root their positions in an analysis of human nature grounded in evolutionary biology. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-12864685729700382242016-08-05T21:17:01.191+01:002016-08-05T21:17:01.191+01:00The only thing that threatens to tarnish our host ...The only thing that threatens to tarnish our host by association is the comment threads.CJColuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691840821795365920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-54807189734181644492016-08-01T20:12:26.731+01:002016-08-01T20:12:26.731+01:00Please for the love of God stop commenting on the ...Please for the love of God stop commenting on the current election. It tarnishes all of your theoretical posts by association.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-75079975515514888252016-08-01T20:08:51.617+01:002016-08-01T20:08:51.617+01:00If there's one person who has no shame in the ...If there's one person who has no shame in the election it is Hillary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com