July 17, 2013
Against the Living Wage/”Subsidy” Arguments
Suppose, on a reasonably competitive market, that Bob’s labor is worth at most $1/hr to any potential employer. (Suppose that this is the best Bob will be able to produce…
Author: Jason Brennan
May 22, 2013
Specificity and Overspecificity about “Social Justice”
I’ve hard a hard time understanding why David Friedman and a few other commentators (e.g., Ryan) are so resistant to the account of “social justice” I’ve given. I think I’ve…
May 21, 2013
Defining Social Justice, Etc.
[Note: Sorry for the strange lack of paragraph breaks under the fold. I don’t know how to fix this.] David Friedman is worried that the term “social justice” has no…
May 15, 2013
How to Interpret Obama
Consider this a Robin Hanson-style post. Obama ran on transparency, civil liberties, press freedom, and a less militaristic foreign policy. However, his record is poor. His presidency has been more…
May 14, 2013
Smith v. Zwolinski Part 5
Smith writes, Unless we accept Zwolinski and his fellow Bleeding Hearts as the final arbiters in this matter, we will need clearly defined criteria by which we can identify legitimate exceptions to…
May 08, 2013
Why Talk about “Cartoon Libertarianism”?
Having well-informed, sophisticated views about complex issues is an achievement of a sort, and can be admirable. Managing to be rationally agnostic about complex issues is also an achievement, and…