Empire of Cotton

My review of Sven Beckert’s economic history Empire of Cotton is now up at Reason. I’m more critical than most reviewers have been, but I think it’s an impressive and…

No, there’s not a market-liberal case for Brexit

I’ve been dismayed to see how many– not a majority, but a long way above “none”– of my libertarian friends on social media are either enthusiastic about British exit from…

Varia on Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom

1) I’ll be talking about the book, in conversation with Douglas Baird (University of Chicago Law School), Saturday at 2:30 at the Seminary Co-op bookstore in Chicago: https://www.facebook.com/events/210791759288983/ 2) The…

May 02, 2016

Liberty Matters symposium on Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom

There’s a symposium on Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom starting today at Liberty Fund’s “Liberty Matters.” It will be continuing over the next couple of weeks. As befits the host site,…

April 20, 2016

New review of Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom

Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom reviewed by Sheldon Richman, in The American Conservative. (Now ungated.)

March 29, 2016

Wilkinson on libertarian principles and welfare policy

We really could have been linking to everything that’s appeared on the new Niskanen Center’s blog in general lately, and in particular to the contributions from former BHL guest-blogger and…

Author: Jacob T. Levy

July 25, 2016