May 13, 2014
Ayn Rand Thinks Rich People are Evil
Well a good number of them anyway. Allow me to explain… In response to a recent Facebook status of mine that quoted Rand, one commenter expressed his surprise that someone associated…
Month: May 2014
May 12, 2014
We’re Commodifying Our Book on Commodification
UPDATE 2: As of 2 pm, we’ve sold nearly $200 in sponsorships. Get yours today! UPDATE: As of 1:oo pm, we’ve sold $150 in sponsorships. Commodification is a hot topic…
May 07, 2014
Political Libertarianism: Between Thick and Thin
I have weighed in on the thick-thin libertarian controversy before, but since the libertarian social media sphere has erupted over the matter over the last few months, I thought I’d…
May 05, 2014
Monday Links
This month at Cato Unbound, the topic is “Entrepreneurship and Education,” and the lead essay is “School Choice: Whether, Why, and How?” by my friend and erstwhile BHL-blogger Kevin Currie-Knight….
May 05, 2014
New Textbook in Political Philosophy
The second edition of my textbook, Arguing About Political Philosophy, is being published this week by Routledge. The table of contents and lots of more info is available at the publisher’s site here….
May 05, 2014
The Nirvana Approach to Paternalism
As someone who leans utilitarian, I often find myself saying the following: “I support Program P in principle but not in practice.” Paternalistic policies, i.e., policies that interfere with people’s…