Month: November 1977
Societal Directions and Alternatives
A critical guide to the literature
The Poverty of Pseudo-Science
Running amok with the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
The Ethics of Self-Actualization
A new defense of individualism
The Mirage of Social Justice
Hayek's case against this concept is powerful, but flawed.
Raiding the Academy
Tenuous arguments and sensationalism mark this "study" of the National Academy of Sciences.
Doomsday Criers & Technocrats
Optimism gives the technocrats no reason to plan for anything, while pessimism gives them sufficient reason to plan for everything.
Political Nemesis
Illich's analysis of medical overkill is ingenious…but wrong
Marxism Über Alles
Intellectuals like Michael Harrington still cling to Marxism. Robert Wesson asks why.