Part 4 - The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand

Published September 27, 2011 in Talking Points by Sharon Harris

This is part four in a multi-part series. Be sure to read parts one, two, and three.

Non-Violence

Now let's consider the difference between the gentle invisible hand and the visible fist of government with regard to violence.

Well-intentioned or not, government is violence. As Buckminster Fuller said, "The end move in politics is to pick up a gun." Laws are laws only because government  (Read More)

Part 3 - The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand

Published September 20, 2011 in Talking Points by Sharon Harris

This is part three in a multi-part series. Be sure to read parts one and two.

Compassion

A free society is a compassionate society — unlike our current government, which acts as though it's at war against sick people. James Burton is a former Kentuckian who is living literally in exile in the Netherlands. A Vietnam War veteran, he suffers from a rare form of hereditary glaucoma. All the males  (Read More)

Part 2 - The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand

Published September 09, 2011 in Talking Points by Sharon Harris

This is part two in a multi-part series. Read part one of the The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand here.

Cooperation

Let's look more closely at cooperation. The gentle invisible hand vs. the visible fist of government. Here's a question for you: Would you rather visit Wal-Mart or the Department of Motor Vehicles? Of course, at the DMV you get something free — free grief, at no extra charge. At the Smith Food King market, when  (Read More)

The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand

Published September 02, 2011 in Talking Points by Sharon Harris

The enemies of freedom have always maligned the free market. They have perpetuated myths like "dog-eat-dog capitalism," "survival of the fittest," "the law of the jungle." Robber barons. Heartless monopolies. A ruthless Wall Street fleecing a helpless Main Street. Nonsense. It's time to speak out for the free market and individual liberty. The great economist Adam Smith wrote that a free society operates as if "an invisible hand" directs people's actions — in such a way as to serve the interest of the  (Read More)