José Luis Sardón

Hayek was asked to leave “a statement for the future generations.” His response is brilliant: “Modern civilization which enables us to maintain 4 billion people was made possible by the institution of private property. It is only thanks to this institution that we achieved an extensive order far exceeding anybody’s knowledge.” “If you destroy that moral basis, which consists in the recognition of private property, we will destroy the sources which nourish present-day mankind, and create a catastrophe of starvation beyond anything mankind has yet experienced.”

39 years ago today: As Justice Scalia puts it in dissent, Justice Brennan’s majority opinion in Johnson v. Transportation Agency “completes the process of converting [Title VII] from a guarantee that race or sex will not be the basis for employment determinations, to a guarantee that it often will, and it thus “replace[s] the goal of a discrimination-free society with the quite incompatible goal of proportionate representation by race and sex in the workplace.” In sum: “A statute designed to establish a color-blind and gender-blind workplace has thus been converted into a powerful engine of racism and sexism, not merely permitting intentional race- and sex-based discrimination, but often making it, through operation of the legal system, practically compelled.”

My review of James Rosen’s excellent second volume of his monumental three-part biography of Antonin Scalia. Amid Scalia’s flourishing posthumous legacy, it’s easy to overlook how distressing his own years as a justice were. This volume ought to remind the reader of how remarkably far the Court has come. Scalia Ascendant freebeacon.com/culture/scalia…

@Tribunal Será una oportunidad para recordar y reflexionar sobre la contribución del Dr.Ferrero al desarrollo del derecho constitucional y a la vida pública del país. Además, tuve el honor de integrar el Tribunal Constitucional durante su presidencia.

Esta tarde participaré en la conferencia “Homenaje a Augusto Ferrero Costa”, organizada por el Centro de Estudios Constitucionales del @Tribunal Constitucional del Perú.

Carrie Severino: Justice Scalia at 90: A Justice for the Ages (Part 3) nationalreview.com/bench-memos/ju…

Words have to mean things…

Acabo de enterarme, algo tarde, que el pasado 13 de febrero falleció Roger W. Garrison. Uno de mis economistas favoritos, un maestro del que aprendí mucho en Auburn en la experiencia que tuve en el Mises Institute, siempre dispuesto a ayudarnos a los jóvenes con mucha paciencia. Mi tesis tiene mucho que ver con su trabajo, la que resumí en este libro. Mantuve correo con él por muchos años, hasta que se retiró. Lo vamos a extrañar! QEPD puntodevistaeconomico.com/wp-content/upl…

"George Mason Tops Harvard, Yale as Trump Judge Law School Source," via Bloomberg Law. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ge…

Encouraging news from Latin America. The distinguished economist Hernando De Soto has been named Prime Minister of Peru. De Soto's book The Mystery of Capital is one of the best popular books ever written on development economics and the importance of property rights.

That’s been happening to me since I was a law student.

El secretario Rubio brindó un discurso histórico en Munich sobre el futuro de la civilización occidental. Si todavía no lo ha visto, le invito a dedicarle unos minutos, será estudiado por años. Aquí está con subtítulos en español completo: youtube.com/watch?v=61omDr…

🇵🇪🚨🇺🇸 | ¡CONFIRMADO! Donald Trump acaba de firmar la designación del Perú como Aliado IMPORTANTE no-OTAN. Con esto Washington reconoce a Perú como socio relevante en materias de seguridad, defensa y cooperación. Este acuerdo significa un golpe durísimo para la izqda putrefacta

@MaryAnastasiaOG I subscribe.

Generous words from my colleague 🙏

"Family life sets the foundation for social mobility. Before a child ever encounters the labor market [or] formal schooling, the home sets the trajectory for developing cognitive skills, character traits & soft skills associated w long-term flourishing." ifstudies.org/blog/the-socia…

QEPD, María del Rosario de la Fuente Hontañón, defensora de la familia.

In 1776, 3 things happened: The Declaration, Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, & James Watt’s commercialization of the steam engine. Each was momentous on its own. But when combined, they transformed the world by forming the basis for a system of democratic capitalism based on individual rights.

Despedida de la OEA youtu.be/ZHvfV2OuNiI?si… via @YouTube

Felicitaciones a @jlsardon por su trabajo como representante permanente del Perú ante la OEA hasta 2025. Su aporte al diálogo entre los representantes, con ideas claras y bien sustentadas en favor de la democracia, libertad, derechos fundamentales, entre otros. Mucho por seguir.

Valioso homenaje a José Luis Sardon en la OEA: