June 09, 2016

“Virtue Libertarianism?”

Over at Reason, I am part of a symposium on what Will Ruger and Jason Sorens are calling “virtue libertarianism,” which they contrast with what they call “libertine libertarianism.” Their…

June 08, 2016

Of Kangaroo Courts and Unicorns: Venues in College Rape Cases

(Co-authored with Sarah Skwire) Judge Aaron Persky recently gave convicted rapist Brock Turner a six month sentence, to be served at a county jail. Despite the fact that Turner was…

June 07, 2016

Natural Disasters and the Bourgeois Virtues

Here’s me at the Wall Street Journal in the June 8th issue talking about the role of the private sector in providing disaster relief during the For McMurray fire: “Tristin Hopper of…

May 09, 2016

Hayek’s “The Use of Knowledge in Society” – A Summary

I have been thinking a lot about the misunderstandings of Hayek’s “The Use of Knowledge in Society” essay. Below I offer what I think is a quick summary of his argument that…

January 28, 2016

Apply for Fellowships at the Mercatus Center at GMU

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is accepting fellowship applications for a variety of programs: the PhD Fellowship (deadline Feb 1), MA fellowship (Mar 1), Smith fellowship (Mar 15),…

December 14, 2015

Scholars Without Borders

Sarah Skwire and I, along with a group of friends, have started a new project and associated website: Scholars Without Borders. I reprint our statement of purpose immediately below and…