October 22, 2012
RIP Russell Means
The prominent American Indian rights activist Russell Means has died at 72. Means had a complicated and sometimes-controversial career, but he did as much as anyone to energize Indian rights…
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October 17, 2012
On China
Adam Smith devotes book IV of The Wealth of Nations to refuting an economic ideology he labels “mercantilism”. If you watched last night’s debates, you see that even today, mercantilism remains…
October 15, 2012
In Case You Were Feeling at All Patriotic…
…here are some news stories to fix that. Let’s bully some anarchists and send them to jail. http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/third_northwest_activist_jailed_for_staying_silent/singleton/ Oops! Did we raid the wrong house, again? http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2012/oct/12/richmond-county-sheriffs-investigators-raid-wrong-ar-4742125/ I’m sure most…
October 09, 2012
Human Capitalism’s Inconvenient Implications
The argument I make in Human Capitalism (see this prior post for a quick summary) raises uncomfortable questions across the ideological spectrum – and the corresponding philosophical spectrum as well….
October 08, 2012
Human Capitalism
Thanks to the folks at Bleeding Heart Libertarians for inviting me to blog here about my new e-book Human Capitalism: How Economic Growth Has Made Us Smarter – and More…
October 03, 2012
The Ethics of Voting and Reason Magazine
Here’s the cover story for Reason magazine‘s November issue. It discusses my work on voting at some length. Excerpt: Many people like to be perceived as altruists, for example. Voting is one…