June 23, 2014
Why Not Capitalism? at Free Thoughts
I discuss Why Not Capitalism? with Trevor Burrus and Aaron Ross Powell at Free Thoughts today. Listen here: http://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts-podcast/why-not-capitalism
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June 19, 2014
Is Living on the Dole Bad For You?
As a proponent of a UBI, I often encounter some version of the surfer objection: what if some people who could work instead spend their entire income allowance on surfing or drinking or…
June 18, 2014
The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Village
Chapter 2 of Why Not Capitalism? features a complete, almost paragraph-by-paragraph, parody of Cohen’s Why Not Socialism?. I mimic his argument, writing style, and phrasing. I often just borrow paragraphs but switch…
June 13, 2014
Compulsory Voting: For and Against, Now Available on Amazon
My debate with Lisa Hill, Compulsory Voting: For and Against, is now available in limited quantities on Amazon. Blurb: In Compulsory Voting: For and Against, two leading political theorists debate whether…
June 11, 2014
Why Not Capitalism? Should Appear in Paperback Today
Why Not Capitalism? should appear in paperback today. And, with it, the moral case for socialism dies. Capitalists and socialists used to duke it out on which system would work best in…
June 08, 2014
Why Not Capitalism?: Now on Kindle
Why Not Capitalism? is now available on Kindle. The print editions should be available in a week or two. The six feverish days in which I wrote the first draft were…