July 26, 2013
Weekend Links
Here are some totally random links I stumbled upon this week that I thought may be of interest. Have a great weekend! First, this essay by Alec Karakatsanis tells a…
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July 25, 2013
The Liberty Movement has a Woman Problem
Check out this article, written in response to this article at Screwie Lewie’s website. Quoting from the latter: Resegregation by sex, which would be both cheap and easy, is probably…
July 22, 2013
The Solemnization of Marriage: Or, My Mom the Felon
The state has a long history of involving itself in the spiritual practices of its citizens. The English Reformation, the time period with which I am the most familiar, is…
July 22, 2013
Job Gentrification
Hooray! Walmart has decided to double its wages. Henceforth, instead of paying somewhere between $8-11/hr for the typical floor-level associate, it will pay them $16-22/hr. Thank God, justice is served!…
July 20, 2013
More from Schliesser
Here. Quoted: It’s as if Brennan has been reading too much Marx and thinks that productivity is an embodied, intrinsic (or partially acquired) quality of an agent. Brennan knows better…
July 19, 2013
Ideologically Convenient Beliefs about Worker Productivity
Consider this a Robin Hanson-style post. Basic textbook economics says that workers’ wages are determined by marginal productivity. (Here’s a quick explanation from Mankiw intended for a popular audience. Deep in…