September 02, 2014
Privilege
Many libertarians are hostile to the concept of “privilege”. Much of the writing on privilege is bad or deliberately obscure, so perhaps these libertarians should be excused for being hostile. But…
Author: Jason Brennan
August 15, 2014
Things that Make You Go Hmmm
Some commentary on recent Internet things: As one of my Facebook friends put it best, “Dude, did Paul Krugman actually just publish an article about how fears of ineffective…
July 29, 2014
The Gun Control Debate in One Advertisement
This disturbing video is worth watching, because I think it encapsulates much of the consequentalist side of American gun control debate: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUAL6ie1ufc] Gun control proponents think: More and better gun…
July 28, 2014
Rand and the Drowning Child
UPDATE 1: It’s probably worth reading this article by Feinberg, which explains why self-interest ≠ whatever you happen to care about. See also the “Further Update” below before making a…
July 24, 2014
Rand, Egoism, and Rights: To Be Clear
I recently wrote the following: Rand’s [moral] theory does forbid human sacrifice, but only contingently. Ethical egoists are committed to the view that if raping, dismembering, and murdering some other…
July 19, 2014
Weekend Links
Yet more evidence that exposure to markets ennobles, while socialism corrupts. The Other Cohen Fallacy isn’t just mistaken, but backwards. Is Weird Al’s “Word Crimes” hate speech, or just rather evil? Read…