January 08, 2014
New Op-Ed on the War on Poverty
I have an op-ed today at WSJ’s “Marketwatch” site that jumps in on the discussion of the War on Poverty. I make two arguments: 1. The War on Poverty has…
Author: Steve Horwitz
November 06, 2013
Maybe You Should Think About It
This post was co-authored with Steve Horwitz. The great thing about being a young adult is that the world is all before you. There are a dizzying multitude of…
October 30, 2013
When Libertarians Cry
Much has been written about Jonathan Haidt’s work on the psychology of political identity and the ways in which libertarians differ from liberals and conservatives. He found, among other things,…
September 01, 2013
A Note on Same-Sex Marriage and Social Change
Some readers may recall this post of mine from a few months back where I reprinted an older blog post from 2008 about why I thought legalizing same-sex marriage mattered…
August 28, 2013
Walmart and Employee Autonomy
In Jessica’s last post, which I love, she included this point: Some political philosophers have made this point explicitly (e.g. here and here). They argue that principles of justice apply to the content of our…
August 27, 2013
The Problem with the “Even Hayek…” Problem
One of the topics toward the end of a recent week-long discussion of Hayek was the phenomenon we named the “Even Hayek…” Problem. This is when people criticize libertarians and…