Episode 18 - James Buchanan

Episode 18 January 02, 2019 00:58:04
Episode 18 - James Buchanan
Free To Choose Media Podcast
Episode 18 - James Buchanan

Jan 02 2019 | 00:58:04

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Show Notes

What is the most basic unit of our society which our values and norms are built around? For James Buchanan, that unit is the individual. It was his view that individual liberty should be the fundamental building block of a society. Laws and systems should be built around the protection of those individual rights in an effort to preserve liberty. What influenced these ideas, and how can they still be applied today? Listen to the latest episode of The Free To Choose Media Podcast to find out.

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