September 17, 2015
Of Course We Should Allow Kidney Sales
I’m participating in a debate, of sorts, in the Pan-Am Post. Drawing from Markets without Limits, I point out that most opposition to organ sales is about the how, not the what. Opponents…
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August 26, 2015
How Krugman Dehumanizes
I’m writing a book tentatively entitled Must Politics Be War? where I argue that publicly justified moral and political institutions allow people who deeply disagree about fundamental matters to live together well in…
August 01, 2015
The Sharing Economy and the Ownership of the Means of Production
In a post at Cafe Hayek this morning, Don Boudreaux cites his Mercatus colleague Ashley Schiller’s observation that Uber and the “sharing economy” more generally allow individuals to turn their consumption…
July 21, 2015
New Policy Study on State and Local Government Barriers to Upward Mobility
I have a new policy study just out today from the Mercatus Center titled “Breaking Down the Barriers: Three Ways State and Local Governments Can Improve the Lives of the…
June 26, 2015
NEW ACADEMIC SOCIETY! The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society.
I’m delighted to announce an exciting new Society that will be of interest to readers of this ‘blog: The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society Its webpage is here: http://ppesociety.web.unc.edu/ Membership is…
June 25, 2015
Planning Boards and Property Rights
Some time ago I wrote a short piece on my experiences in attending a meeting of the Planning Board of Hopewell Township, NJ.. In brief, when I asked for the…