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What Is Easy and What Is Not Easy

by | May 15, 2024

What Is Easy and What Is Not Easy

by | May 15, 2024

It is easy to oppose Israel’s massacre in the Gaza Strip. Just watch a few horrifying videos. What is not easy is understanding the price system, its prerequisites — private property and free exchange — and its benefits for mankind, including civil peace.

Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of The Libertarian Institute and a contributing editor at Antiwar.com. He is the former senior editor at the Cato Institute and Institute for Humane Studies; former editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education; and former vice president at the Future of Freedom Foundation. His latest books are Coming to Palestine and What Social Animals Owe to Each Other.

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