Bradley Doucet


Bradley Doucet is QL's English Editor. A writer living in Montreal, he has studied philosophy and economics, and is currently completing a novel on the pursuit of happiness. He also writes on his blog Spark This and for The New Individualist, an Objectivist magazine published by The Atlas Society, and sings.

Bradley Doucet est l'éditeur anglais du QL. Un écrivain résidant à Montréal, il a étudié la philosophie et l'économie et complète présentement un roman sur la poursuite du bonheur. Il écrit également sur son blogue, Spark This et dans The New Individualist, une revue objectiviste publiée par The Atlas Society, et chante.

   

The Need for a "Buy Human" Program  (no 341 – April 15, 2016)
Andy Weir's The Martian: A Book Review in Four Parts  (no 340 – March 15, 2016)
The Loaded Language of Cultural Nationalism  (no 339 – February 15, 2016)
Now If Someone Could Just Invent Actual Reality Goggles  (no 338 – January 15, 2016)
Being Good for Goodness Sake  (no 337 – December 15, 2015)
Giving Thanks and Looking Forward  (no 335 – October 15, 2015)
Overpopulation: Pictures vs. Numbers  (no 333 – June 15, 2015)
La liberté économique améliore le bien-être humain (avec Yanick Labrie)  (no 330 – 15 mars 2015)
Economic Freedom Improves Human Well-Being (with Yanick Labrie)  (no 330 – March 15, 2015)
Fifty Shades of Statism  (no 329 – February 15, 2015)
Freedom Encourages Goodwill to All  (no 327 – December 15, 2014)
Just Cause, or Just 'Cause?  (no 325 – October 15, 2014)
The Great Fact: A Review of Deirdre McCloskey's Bourgeois Dignity  (no 324 – September 15, 2014)
The Police State Needed to Enforce Vice Laws  (no 323 – June 15, 2014)
Centrally Planning the Job Market: We Need More Data!  (no 322 – May 15, 2014)
Individual Control of Individual Education  (no 321 – April 15, 2014)
The Politics of Envy and Jealousy  (no 320 – March 15, 2014)
The Limits of Power: A Review of Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath  (no 319 – February 15, 2014)
Math Education Should Be Set Free  (no 318 – January 15, 2014)
Santa on Trial  (no 317 – December 15, 2013)
What Does Greenpeace Have Against Golden Rice?  (no 316 – November 15, 2013)
Dear Sugar Man: Does a Nation Really Need a Charter of Values?  (no 314 – September 15, 2013)
The Cost of Regulation: Why It's Worth Thinking About  (no 313 – August 15, 2013)
Is Government a Necessary Evil? A Review of Michael Huemer's The Problem of Political Authority  (no 312 – June 15, 2013)
The Planned Chaos of New Orleans, LA  (no 311 – May 15, 2013)
The Unplanned Order of Houston, TX  (no 310 – April 15, 2013)
Dynamists vs. Stasists: Virginia Postrel's The Future and Its Enemies, 15 Years Later  (no 308 – February 15, 2013)
No Vapour For You! Canada's Ban on Smokeless Electronic Cigarettes  (no 307 – January 15, 2013)
The 2012 US Election and the War on (Some) Drugs 
(no 305 – November 15, 2012)
What Makes a Good President? A Review of Ivan Eland's Recarving Rushmore (no 304 – October 15, 2012)
I’ve Got Olympic Fever—And the Only Cure Is More Nationalism!
  (no 302 – August 15, 2012)
More of Everything for Everyone  (no 301 – June 15, 2012)
Is "Capitalism" Worth Saving? A Conversation  (no 300 – May 15, 2012)
Sluts, Whores, and Transgender Beauty Queens  (no 299 – April 15, 2012)
Swords into Ploughshares: A Review of Filip Palda's Pareto's Republic
  (no 298 – March 15, 2012)
What the World Needs Now  (no 297 – February 15, 2012)
Ron Paul: For a More Peaceable Future  (no 296 – January 15, 2012)
The Government vs. Gibson: A Rock 'n' Roll Raid  (no 294 – November 15, 2011)
Cartier vs. Champlain: A Tale of Two Bridges  (no 292 – September 15, 2011)
When "Liberal" Meant Something: A Review of Christopher Pennington's The Destiny of Canada  (no 291 – Aug. 15, 2011)
War on Drugs a Smashing Success!  (no 290 – June 15, 2011)
Munk Debates Challenge Us To Think Critically  (no 289 – May 15, 2011)
So You Think You Can Lead Canada?  (no 288 – April 15, 2011)
A Second-Hand Review of Atlas Shrugged: Part I  (no 288 – April 15, 2011)
The UN on Libya and Iran: Making a Mockery of Human Rights  (no 287 – March 15, 2011)
Modern Banking Is Broken: A Review of Chris Leithner's The Evil Princes of Martin Place  (no 286 – February 15, 2011)
The Trouble with "The Trouble with Liberty"  (no 285 – January 15, 2011)
A Greying World Need Not Be a Problem  (no 283 – November 15, 2010)
Drug War Balance Sheet  (no 281 – September 15, 2010)
Canadian Governments Escalate War on Drug Users
  (no 279 – June 15, 2010)
Offshore Energy After the Gulf Oil Spill  (no 278 – May 15, 2010)
Sin Taxes on Cigarettes Cause Kids to Smoke  (no 277 – April 15, 2010)
Gambler's Widow Sues Loto-Quebec  (no 276 – March 15, 2010)
Love for Sale at the Vancouver Olympics  (no 275 – February 15, 2010)
What People Mean When They Talk about Freedom  (no 274 – January 15, 2010)
HBO's The Wire Is Damn Fine Storytelling  (no 273 – December 15, 2009)
California Water Woes Need Market Solutions  (no 272 – November 15, 2009)
Marc Emery on Prison, Politics & the Pursuit of Happiness  (no 270 – September 15, 2009)
Was John Lennon a Libertarian?  (no 269 – August 15, 2009)
Targeting Economic Illiteracy: A Review of Joseph Heath's Filthy Lucre  (no 268 – June 15, 2009)
Is Somalia a Libertarian Paradise?  (no 267 – May 15, 2009)
Alleviating Global Poverty: The 2009 Montreal Millennium Summit  (no 266 – April 15, 2009)
Never Compromise: A Review of Watchmen  (no 265 – March 15, 2009)
All Is Not Fair in Love: A Proposal for Correcting the Unequal Distribution of Love  (no 264 – February 15, 2009)
Will the First Black US President End the Racist Drug War?  (no 263 – January 15, 2009)
Last Minute Gift Idea: HBO's John Adams  (no 262 – December 15, 2008)
The Future Is Libertarian (Financial Crisis Fallout Notwithstanding)  (no 261 – November 15, 2008)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Part Three: China and the World  (no 260 – October 15, 2008)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Part Two: China and Democracy  (no 259 – September 15, 2008)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Part One: China and the Environment  (no 258 – Aug. 15, 2008)
Digging for Truth: A Review of T. Sowell's Economic Facts and Fallacies  (no 257 – June 15, 2008)
Going Hungry: Why Biofuels Are Bad for People, Prosperity, and the Planet  (no 256 – May 15, 2008)
Marc Emery on Marijuana, Freedom and Libertarianism  (no 255 April 15, 2008)
Suzuki Would Jail Climate Skeptics  (no 254 March 15, 2008)
Des arguments pratiques et éthiques en faveur d'un libre marché d'organes  (no 254 15 mars 2008)
Kidney Kingpin Case Highlights Practical & Ethical Arguments for Free Markets  (no 252 Feb. 10, 08)
Top 10 Reasons Why We Need To Outlaw Christmas  (no 246 December 16, 2007)
Opposition to War on Drugs Goes Mainstream  (no 238 October 21, 2007)
Claiming the Center: A Review of Brink Lindsey's The Age of Abundance  (no 233 Sept. 16, 2007)
Global Warming Update—Has Anything Changed?  (no 182  –  July 2, 2006)
Point, Set & Match: Woody Allen's Ode to Chance  (no 173 –  April 2, 2006)
If Not Democracy, Than What? 
(no 168 –  February 26, 2006)
Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for Swingers Rights  (no 162 –  January 15, 2006)
Take a Bite Out of Organized Crime—Eliminate Drug Laws  (no 161 –  December 15, 2005)
Native Poverty: Why Relying on Government Is a Poor Solution  (no 160 –  November 15, 2005)
Should Canada Try Health Savings Accounts? 
(no 158 –  September 15, 2005)
Regulating Risk: The Role of Choice in a Free Society  (no 157 –  August 15, 2005)
8 Ways to Help Africa (and The Rest of The World) Become Wealthier 
(no 156 –  July 15, 2005)
S
ustainable Government vs. Quebec Separatism  (no 155 –  June 15, 2005)
Climate of Hostility Surrounds G
lobal Warming Debate  (no 154 –  May 15, 2005)
Winds of Change From Central America 
(no 153 –  April 15, 2005)
Poor Countries Need the Benefits of Economic Freedom
  (no 152 –  March 15, 2005)

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  THE "Expanding Liberty by Challenging Illiberal Beliefs" SERIES


In making the case for a truly free society, we will inevitably come up against a wide array of illiberal beliefs that keep others from embracing our vision of a better world. In this ongoing series, I address some of the issues we can expect to face, along with brief outlines of the kinds of responses I think can be helpful. 

>Illiberal Belief # 34: Assigning Blame Is Simple
33. Assigning Blame Is Simple
32. Libertarians are Scrooges
31. We are all children
30. It's wrong to profit from the misery of others
29. States must set standards
28. Governments Can Create Jobs
27. Guilty until proven innocent
26. Life is a zero-sum game
25. Immigration must be restricted
24. The world is a scary place
23. We are all sinners
22. Persuasion is force
21. Bankruptcy Is Bad for the Economy
20. War is good for the economy
19. We don't care enough
18. Capitalism caused the Great Depression
17. Democracy is a cure-all
16. Self-sacrifice is good
15. Everyone is selfish—and that's bad
14. Free markets are utopian
13. Change is bad
12. You're either with us or against us
11. The environment is steadily deteriorating
10. Resources are limited
09. It's a small world
08. Morality must be enforced
07. The truth is obvious
06. Good intentions are enough
05. Charity must be enforced
04. We are our brothers' keepers
03. Theft can be justified
02. Order comes from above
01. Government is good

   
   
 

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