September 30, 2013
On shutting down
Agent A makes a contract with agent B, agreeing to pay B $X. A overspends and has difficulty paying B. A decides not to pay B. In many cases, we…
Month: September 2013
September 30, 2013
Ilya Somin: Democracy and Political Ignorance
Democracy is a political system that empowers the masses, but at the same time incentivizes them (regardless of whether they have selfish or altruistic preferences) to be ignorant and irrational…
September 27, 2013
Self-Ownership and the Right to Say “No”
Speaking of Dan Russell, and speaking of self-ownership, if you don’t follow Dan’s work, you should. Here’s his webpage at the University of Arizona. Here’s his most recent book on…
September 27, 2013
Who Said It?
I was lucky enough to spend yesterday in Tucson, talking with George Smith, Roderick Long, Kevin Vallier, Dan Russell, David Schmidtz, Charles Johnson and others about the history of libertarianism…
September 27, 2013
Is Bill Gates Wealthier than 140 Nations?
This pic is making its way around Facebook again. It’s not a new meme. See here. And here. And here. Sometimes people post this kind of thing just because they think…
September 21, 2013
Smith and Friedman on Morals, Mack on Hayek
Apropos Jason’s recent pair of posts on libertarianism and thought experiments, I thought readers might be interested in this debate between George Smith and David Friedman on the role of…