May 18, 2012
Chartier on the Right to Work
There’s been a bit of discussion in one of our recent comment threads about so-called “right-to-work” laws (RTW). This is a topic we’ve discussed before here. And it’s one about…
Year: 2012
May 16, 2012
Hayek on Serfdom and Welfare States
Every once in a while folks in the political corner of the blogosphere start talking about Hayek’s argument in The Road to Serfdom. As Matt Yglesias said Monday, lots of…
May 15, 2012
The Administrative State vs. the Social Insurance State
In Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know, I examine the question of which country is the most libertarian. I argue briefly that while the United States has the highest percentage…
May 14, 2012
Red Scarves and Status
In “Political Liberty: Who Needs it?”, I wrote: Imagine that in our culture, or in the human race in general, we tended to associate being given a red scarf by…
May 14, 2012
Rand Paul, Asshole and Moral Pervert
Evidence here. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul remarked on President Obama‘s decision to publicly support same-sex marriage by saying, “Call me cynical, but I wasn’t sure his views on marriage could get any gayer.”…
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…