May 14, 2012
From Graduate School to Public Assistance
This story at the Chronicle of Higher Education caught my eye. “I am not a welfare queen,” says Melissa Bruninga-Matteau. That’s how she feels compelled to start a conversation about…
Month: May 2012
May 11, 2012
Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment
Given that we have the government we do, does anyone think we shouldn’t support the Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment? So far as I can tell, we should be thrilled and grateful…
May 11, 2012
Gender Rights
In the wake of North Carolina’s awfulness, I thought I’d share some happy LGBT news. On Wednesday Argentina passed a law that protects citizens’ rights of gender self-determination. From the…
May 09, 2012
Victory Through Lexicography?
Critics of same-sex marriage often argue that its defenders are guilty of seeking to “redefine” marriage. It is true that the term “marriage” has traditionally been applied, for the most…
May 09, 2012
F. A. Hayek: Enemy of Social Justice and Friend of a Universal Basic Income?
Until recently, I had only read the first two books of Hayek’s grand trilogy Law, Legislation and Liberty. People told me that the third book was the least interesting. The…