April 08, 2013
Gabb on Thatcher
Sean Gabb, of the UK Libertarian Alliance, offers a fairly acidic take on the late Baroness Thatcher. Gabb’s bottom line: Thatcher was an authoritarian and a corporatist. He offers multiple…
Month: April 2013
April 08, 2013
Against Non-Aggression
Last week, I argued at Libertarianism.org that the Non-Aggression Principle has unacceptable implications for the issue of pollution. This week, I adduce five more reasons why libertarians should reject the…
April 07, 2013
New Stanford Encyclopedia Entry on Markets
Over at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Lisa Herzog has written a very nice entry on “markets” that will likely be of interest to readers of this blog. In particular, section…
April 06, 2013
A Questionable Argument for Paternalistic Legislation
Following Mill, libertarians have condemned paternalistic legislation. Examples of such legislation are the criminalization of drugs, and the failure to wear motorcycle helms or seat belts. Mill’s argument is that…
April 05, 2013
What is a Fair Price for a Kidney?
Libertarians often claim that a just price is whatever people are willing to pay in the absence of force or fraud. So, if sweatshop workers are willing to sell their…
April 04, 2013
A couple of updates
on my post about Landsburg, one on the University of Rochester’s position and one on why not to try to answer his questions framed in his way.