July 17, 2014
Yglesias on the Gold Standard
In a column at Vox yesterday morning, Matt Yglesias gave us 7 reasons to think a gold standard is a terrible idea. They are not all completely wrong (a low…
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July 12, 2014
Fernando Tesón’s “Hang Tough, Israel”: A Response
Given the importance of this issue, I’ve reproduced here a guest post on my blog (and also on C4SS) from Irfan Khawaja: Fernando Tesón’s “Hang Tough, Israel”: A Response…
July 11, 2014
Is a Nation a House?
Closed border advocates sometimes make the following argument: You aren’t obligated to let poor Haitians live in your house or camp on your lawn. Even though they desperately need your help…
July 08, 2014
There’s No Such Thing as a Closed-Borders Libertarian
Sometimes you’ll hear people who are generally free market friendly make statements like the following: “I support open borders in principle, but we can’t have both free immigration and a…
July 05, 2014
Left-Libertarian Perspective(s) on Hobby Lobby, Part 2
I recently posted some links to left-libertarian takes on the Hobby Lobby decision. Here’s one more: Brian Nicholson
July 05, 2014
Israel: Tough Enough
Fernando Tesón urges the Israeli government to “hang tough.” The prospect of a libertarian (and a self-proclaimed “bleeding heart,” no less!) cheering on governmental rights abuses is a puzzling and…