August 15, 2014
5 Points about the Morality of Payday Lending
Jason’s last post kicked off a bit of debate about payday lending. Is payday lending something libertarians should defend? Is it exploitative? Should it be illegal or, at the very least,…
Author: Matt Zwolinski
August 15, 2014
Study Rothbard and the Libertarian Left with SFL
Want to read more Rothbard? Want to study the history and state-of-the-art in left libertarian thought? Want to do it in the company of some amazing fellow students, and some outstanding…
August 12, 2014
NEWSFLASH: Paul Krugman Doesn’t Understand Libertarianism
A few days ago, Paul Krugman displayed his masterful knowledge of the sociology of the libertarian movement by complaining about all the Ayn Randians running around advocating for a Basic…
August 04, 2014
Basic Income at Cato Unbound
This month, Cato Unbound is hosting a month-long debate on “The Basic Income and the Welfare State.” My lead essay, “The Pragmatic Libertarian Case for a Basic Income Guarantee” is…
July 07, 2014
The Drowning Toddler Example, 1886 edition
Turns out Pëtr Kropotkin beat Peter Singer to it by 86 years! A child is drowning, and four men who stand upon the bank see it struggling in the water, One…
July 04, 2014
What to a Libertarian is the Fourth of July?
Most libertarians have a special place in their heart for the Declaration of Independence. With its ringing endorsement of natural, inalienable rights, its insistence of the right of the people…