May 29, 2014
This link will rile some of you up.
Tyler Cowen, A libertarian case for expanding Medicaid. I have next to no views about health care funding policy. I can tell you horror stories about Canada but I also…
Author: Jacob T. Levy
April 07, 2014
“There Is No Such Thing As Ideal Theory”
It’s come up a number of times around here that my approach to questions of normative political theory is not what gets referred to as “ideal theory,” and indeed that…
March 21, 2014
Shearmur on Popper and Hayek
Worth reading throughout; I have some concerns about, say, the public intellectuals/ disciplinary normal science discussion, but I always learn from Shearmur. Of BHL relevance: 3:AM: How does Hayek differ…
March 18, 2014
A worry about basic income
Via Pete Boettke, I see that Don Boudreaux has posted a criticism of the enthusiasm among some libertarians (including some of the BHL co-bloggers) for a basic income: That policy…
February 04, 2014
An argument about regulation
A lot of people a lot of the time underestimate how burdensome, onerous, and intrusive complicated bureaucratic rules and regulations are. They casually treat the only cost of a rule…
January 23, 2014
BHL, ILS, MTL
Sarah and I (among others) will be giving talks at this Saturday’s Institute for Liberal Studies seminar at McGill. Attendance is free; registration is here. I have the strong suspicion…