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Leeson is gutsy enough to take up the burden of proof and look at Somalia, commonly thought of as an example of why anarchy is so horrible.
Anarchy, the State, and Utopia, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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David Leeson is an example of the corporate structure while Kevin Sites is an example of the Renaissance journalist structure.
Consider PJ's future 2007
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Linking Leeson with “certain type of intellectual (I have no idea if Leeson is among them) more government power = well-being” isn’t really fair from what I’ve read.
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Don’t worry, Leeson is on the exact opposite end of the spectrum.
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Scholars such as Leeson, Benson, and David Friedman have made a serious theoretical and empirical case that anarchy is superior to government, even perhaps especially under modern conditions.
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Years earlier, the firm represented Nicholas W. Leeson , whose trading in derivatives led to the collapse of 223-year-old Barings PLC in 1995.
'Rogue' Trading Lasted 3 Years Paul Sonne 2011
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Hershman Leeson shows how the feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s fused free speech and politics into an art that has really transformed art and culture.
Barbara Lee: Summer Reading Barbara Lee 2011
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Hershman Leeson shows how the feminist movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s fused free speech and politics into an art that has really transformed art and culture.
Barbara Lee: Summer Reading Barbara Lee 2011
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Bad Bets, Big Losses A look at traders known for bad bets, including Nick Leeson.
'Rogue' Trading Lasted 3 Years Paul Sonne 2011
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Bad Bets, Big Losses A look at traders known for bad bets, including Nick Leeson.
Trader's Arrest Stuns Family Peter Wonacott 2011
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