July 18, 2011
Our First Celebrity Endorsement
Neil Peart: “I’m a bleeding-heart libertarian.” Ok, so he started using the phrase at least four months before the launch of the site and so it probably has nothing to…
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July 13, 2011
The Beverage of Liberty
OK, I admit it. Many of you suspected it all along. My espousal of libertarian principles is really just a cover for my selfish, material interests. An ideological superstructure, if…
July 07, 2011
Three Links
Over at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen, Murali works on developing Will Wilkinson’s idea of “Rawlsekianism,” an idea with close affinities to Bleeding Heart Libertarianism (but a much uglier name)….
June 29, 2011
A Same-Sex Marriage Question for Some Libertarians
A question for my libertarian friends who think legalizing same-sex marriage is problematic because it extends the state’s involvement in the institution: Suppose everyone paid taxes to Social Security but…
June 28, 2011
Is this free trade?
According to an email from the NY Times, The White House and Congress agreed to allow free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to move forward. Good. But…
June 27, 2011
Markets and the Economic Condition of the Poor
First, let me thank Matt for inviting me to guest blog this week. I know many of the bloggers here and am a big fan of their work. I also…