Steven Horwitz has an interesting post at L&P that discusses the distinction between parental socialism and paternal socialism, and the roots of the former, in the light of work done by James Buchanan. Ayn Rand even gets a favorable mention and credit where credit is due. Chris Matthew Sciabarra chimes in in a comment to the post. I left only a brief comment as well, but I’ll probably be blogging on this subject more in the future as it bears a strong relationship to my research into autonomy.
Parental Socialism: A Peculiarly Modern Twist?
