November 01, 2016
Commodification on Twin Earth
I debated Jennifer Roback Morse this past week on the topic of markets in kidneys, sex, and kids, at the University of Texas (Austin). It was co-hosted by the Austin…
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October 30, 2016
Private Wars
As I write these lines, innocent civilians are killed or threatened by rulers, warlords, or other groups throughout the world. As some of you know, for many years I have…
October 27, 2016
“We’re Not Privileged Enough!” Complain Selfish and Snobbish Adjuncts at Ithaca College
The Washington Post recently ran a photo essay “showing what it really means to be adjunct faculty”. The essay featured various adjunct faculty members at Ithaca College standing in front…
October 18, 2016
Against thinking independent voters must vote for your candidate
This is a general response to those that insist a vote for a third party is a vote for the “other” candidate–the one you are so convinced must be defeated–in…
October 12, 2016
Which is worse?
Consider each of the following scenarios: Scenario 1: Police officer is riding along when he spots a car with a black male driver. As he follows a policy of racial…
October 04, 2016
Follow Me On Twitter @DrToleration
Ideally, I will tweet about toleration–when I see it missing, where I see it mistakenly extended, etc. More realistically, I’ll first be posting about the current presidential election. Along the way,…