I’m happy to say that on Monday and Tuesday of this week, we’re going to be joined by Brink Lindsey who will be blogging about his new (cheap!) book, Human Capitalism, and some of the philosophical challenges and questions it raises.

Most readers of BHL will know Brink as the father of “liberaltarianism.” If you’re not, check out his presentation at this panel on “Liberals and Libertarians: Common Ground or Separate Agendas” at Princeton University, where he shares his thoughts alongside a few other fellows who might be familiar to our readers – Will Wilkinson, Jacob Levy, and John Tomasi!

Some of you will also remember Brink for his work at the Cato Institute, where he is now back as a senior fellow. He’s also a senior fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the author of an excellent earlier book, The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture.

Here’s the blurb on Human Capitalism from Princeton University Press:

What explains the growing class divide between the well educated and everybody else? Noted author Brink Lindsey, a senior scholar at the Kauffman Foundation, argues that it’s because economic expansion is creating an increasingly complex world in which only a minority with the right knowledge and skills–the right “human capital”–reap the majority of the economic rewards. The complexity of today’s economy is not only making these lucky elites richer–it is also making them smarter. As the economy makes ever-greater demands on their minds, the successful are making ever-greater investments in education and other ways of increasing their human capital, expanding their cognitive skills and leading them to still higher levels of success. But unfortunately, even as the rich are securely riding this virtuous cycle, the poor are trapped in a vicious one, as a lack of human capital leads to family breakdown, unemployment, dysfunction, and further erosion of knowledge and skills. In this brief, clear, and forthright ebook original, Lindsey shows how economic growth is creating unprecedented levels of human capital–and suggests how the huge benefits of this development can be spread beyond those who are already enjoying its rewards.