Recent content by Mark Hornshaw

Hi Rob, The view you take is the common view. They are not downplaying Mill's influence, only his relevance to other liberal thinkers. His ramblings, and the weight they are given by modern political science courses, are what allowed the word liberal to be stolen in the 20th century. They don't...

Hi Rob, Did you listen to the podcast? The view you expressed (eg Rothbard as the father of libertarianism and Mill as the father of modern liberalism) is the very one they are trying to debunk. They argue that there is a natural progression from Locke to Rothbard, with Mill sitting outside on...

This is excellent, highly recommended if you want to understand what the words Libertarian and Liberal mean. Short version: If you study the classical liberals who were representative of liberal thought in their day eg - Locke, Jefferson, Cobden, Bastiat, De Molinari - there is a direct line...

Hi Rodvar, Great to meet you. I would love to travel to Buenos Aires with you and be a part of history in the making. Sorry, I wasn't at Bitcoin alive but am happy that my stunt double was there and made a good impression, haha. Here is a more recent video of me (with my daughter) starting...