This issue of The Freeman examines how resilient free men and women remain even amid political pressure to conform, emphasizing that economic calculation and personal responsibility are indispensable to liberty. It critiques arguments for compulsory unionization, exposes fallacies behind claims of chronic labor shortages, and explains how entrepreneurship depends on dispersed knowledge rather than centralized planning. Additional essays explore the moral hazards of government protection, analyze cartel failures, recount the unintended results of regulation in postal services and insurance, and reflect on the discipline required to maintain a free society. Book reviews consider works on policy reform, taxation, and the decline of political order.
