June 07, 2013
Does a Stronger Military Make Us Safer?
That’s the topic of debate between our friend Bryan Caplan and Jan Ting of Temple University. Watch the clip above for a brief taste, or watch the whole debate here.
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May 29, 2013
Policing Facebook: Some BHL Thoughts
CO-AUTHORED WITH SARAH SKWIRE (Trigger warning: while this post discusses violence against women only in general terms, some of the links contain graphic images.) A headline at CNN this afternoon…
May 28, 2013
Effective Altruism for BHL’s
In Peter Singer’s new TED talk, he tries to answer the question of how to give most effectively. The talk starts with a short summary of his famous argument for…
May 21, 2013
Barack Obama’s Political Philosophy
(Author’s note: this is a post about ideas, not politics. It is unrelated to current events. It simply examines the philosophical views expressed by our Chief Executive.) In a number…
May 17, 2013
Should You Buy a T-Shirt Made in Bangladesh?
Recent events in Bangladesh have brought moral questions surrounding sweatshops into the spotlight again. And many consumers are wondering whether they might be doing something wrong by purchasing goods that…
May 15, 2013
How to Interpret Obama
Consider this a Robin Hanson-style post. Obama ran on transparency, civil liberties, press freedom, and a less militaristic foreign policy. However, his record is poor. His presidency has been more…