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Index 605
equal liberty principle of justice and, 415
hierarchy of liberties concept of, 300, 360, 415
impact of, 416
“justice as fairness” concept of, 415–416
justice as virtue of social institutions and, 415
The Law of Peoples written by, 416
moral judgment and motivation justice elements and,
415–416
Robert Nozick influenced by, 416
Political Liberalism written by, 416
rational choice and, 415
social contract theory of, 103, 104
A Theory of Justice written by, 92, 294, 360, 415–416
utilitarian consequentialism and, 92
“veil of ignorance” concept of, 104, 406, 415
welfare liberalism supported by, 294, 415–416
Read, Leonard E., 416–418
Anything That’s Peaceful written by, 417
Frédéric Bastiat’s work and, 417
defense of truth philosophy of, 416
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
and, 217, 416, 417
Freedom School (LeFevre) and, 287
The Freeman publication and, 417
free market philosophy of, 416, 417
Floyd Arthur “Baldy” Harper and, 217
Mont Pelerin Society and, 343
moral philosophy focus of, 416
National Industrial Conference Board and, 417
The Path of Duty written by, 417
Ayn Rand and, 413
The Romance of Reality written by, 417
socialism opposed by, 417
welfare state opposed by, 416
The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free
Commonwealth (Milton), 332
Reagan, Ronald
all-volunteer force and, 90
decentralism of, 112
divestiture policies of, 395
1980 presidential election and, 112
supply side economic policies of, 139–140
taxes reduction by, 502
welfare policies of, 345
Reality and Rhetoric (Bauer), 28
Reason Foundation, 413
Rebuilding Russia (Solzhenitsyn), 112
Reconstruction, 6
Reeve, Andrew, 393
Reflections on the Revolution in France (Burke),
43, 93, 116, 389, 546
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 7
Regnery, Henry, 357
Regulation, 418–420
antitrust and, 15–18
controlling vs. regulation and, 418
definition of, 418
delegation and, 117–118
eminent domain vs., 143–144
externalities caused market failure and, 419
health care and, 221–223
information asymmetric market failure and, 419
Internet and, 250–253
interventionism and, 253–256
libertarian views on, 418–419
market failure issues and, 315–317, 418–420
Ludwig von Mises on, 418, 419
natural monopoly market failure and, 419
perfect competition and, 418
regulated market vs. socialism and, 418
rent seeking and, 422–423
George Stigler on, 420
unregulated market efficiency and, 420
Religion and liberty, 420–422
Lord Acton and, 4–5, 420
Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and, 421
John Calvin and, 407, 421
church and state power conflict and, 420
civil society and, 67–69
Concerning Heretics (Costellio) and, 421
in Dutch Republic, 130–131
Edict of Milan (313) and, 421
freedom of conscience and, 421
freedom of speech and, 182–185
freedom of thought and, 185–187
freedom principles and, 420
humanism and, 228–229
institutional factors and, 420–421
Islam and, 256–258
Levellers (England) and, 421–422
political and ethical individualism and, 241–243
Protestant Reformation and, 421
Puritanism and, 407–408
religious intolerance in history and, 420
Satan’s Stratagems (Acontius) and, 421
self-ownership concept and, 421–422
separation of church and state and, 458–460
17th Century England and, 421–422
St. Augustine and, 421
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom and, 262, 263, 459
See also Liberty in the ancient world
A Remonstrance (Overton), 291
Reno, Ronald A., 202
Rent seeking, 422–423
agent’s motive vs. permitted actions and, 422–423
James M. Buchanan and, 40
definition of, 254, 422
economic efficiency issue and, 422
flat rate tax concept and, 259
government interventionism and, 280
Anne Krueger and, 422
market failure interventionism and, 254, 422, 423