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Greetings Everyone. We hope you are doing great. Today, we are going to publish summary of Week-02 Featured Editions. Every participants in 3 of the editions of this week did extremely well. We recieved

In Frederic Bastiat's, The Law, Bastiat makes some very interesting statements and points reflecting on the way government raises funds through “legalized plunder”. After reading The Law, I would have

Bastiat says that plunder is the unlawful seizing or consumption of other people's labors. And since this causes less pain than laboring, morality nor religion can halt this behavior. The solution Bastiat

The Law by Frederic Bastiat (1850) [Image Source] The writings of Bastiat inform the public about how corrupt our governments have become, and although it was written almost 200 years ago, is still very

Frederic Bastiat’s writing of “The Law” goes in-depth into his beliefs on society and how the government affects people's lives. I agree with Bastiat's initial statement of “The Law," however, I do

When reading The Law by Frederic Bastiat, I often found myself making connections between the political climate he was referencing and the political climate I'm currently living in. For example, Bastiat

This reading was extremely interesting to me as I did not realize how much I agree with a lot of the things that Frederic Bastiat wrote in The Law. I believe that we are given the responsibility of

Anna Wetsell posed the question " Frederic Bastiat mentions that to avoid pain, most people choose to indulge in plunder. Labor is pain, but it is how you can obtain what you want and how to live.

The Law by Frederic Bastiat After reading The Law, by Frederic Bastiat, a good amount of topics discussed are still prevalent in todays’ political climate. The chapters that stuck out the most in my opinion

This post is in response to the questioned put forth by Nicole. "Do you feel that the true purpose of government and law is represented in the current political climate and government?" I do

This post is a response to the question proposed by Mackenzie "The Law talks about the perversion of the government and specifically the people in it throughout the whole thing. Do you believe personal

Bastiat argues that socialist law should also be philanthropic, ensuring the well-being and morality of citizens. How is this proposition parallel to the ideals from the founding of the U.S. government?

The United States has built-in "safeguards" used to protect the country against mobocracy, which Bastiat points out as a reason for the restriction of voting. Within the history of the United

Do you thing that Frederic Bastiat's opinion from The Law, that the government possesses no power further than people individually, holds true in this circumstance? Do you agree with Frederic Bastiat's

When Frederic Bastiat says “Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws”, do you agree with this statement in terms of today’s society? If you do agree, which aspect of the three

Reflection of The Law by Frederic Bastiat While many forms of government exist and many are implemented throughout the world, the aim of government or the law as Frederic Bastiat puts it should be to protect

Frederic Bastiat writes his paper discussing the role of the law and the ways that it has been used in opposition to its true purpose and the consequences of doing so. He begins by arguing that the law

[Image Source] ( The first section of “The Law”, by Fredric Bastiat, discusses to great extent the ideas of plunder and legal plunder. The general concept of plunder is someone taking that which belongs

[Image source] What does Frederick Bastiat have to say about the law? The Law by Frederick Bastiat covers the ironic and hypocritical nature of law and government. He dives into the original purpose of

In theory, laws are created in the best interest of every citizen they serve. It is illegal to drink alcohol and operate a vehicle to protect other drivers, as well as pedestrians, on the streets. It is