October 01, 2015
Bill Galston Wants to Force People to Vote
At the Princeton University Press Blog, I explain why most of his arguments don’t work. Galston’s strategy seems to be “the more arguments the merrier” or “let’s throw stuff at…
Author: Jason Brennan
September 25, 2015
Capitalism and “Unfallen Man”
In honor of the Pope’s visit, let’s explore the theological undertones of Why Not Capitalism? In Why Not Socialism?, G. A. Cohen attempts to argue that socialism is inherently…
September 18, 2015
Buy Harry Frankfurt’s On Inequality
Years ago, Harry Frankfurt (of On Bullshit* fame) wrote a series of essays arguing that equality is of no intrinsic importance. What matters is that people have enough, not that they are…
September 18, 2015
The Bad Libertarian Argument for Commodification
For any particular good X, is morally permissible for you to sell X? Note that this question doesn’t ask whether selling X ought to be legal. Rather, it asks whether selling…
September 17, 2015
Of Course We Should Allow Kidney Sales
I’m participating in a debate, of sorts, in the Pan-Am Post. Drawing from Markets without Limits, I point out that most opposition to organ sales is about the how, not the what. Opponents…
September 16, 2015
From a Reader
In response to Markets without Limits, Alberto Lázaro sent me this. That’s Michael Sandel in the Superman suit. After posting this on a Facebook, a friend asked, “Wait, aren’t you supposed to…