August 28, 2014
Libertarians and the Conversation on Race
My monthly “The Calling” column over at the Future of Freedom Foundation might be of interest to BHL readers. I argue that libertarians should be part of the ongoing conversation…
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August 22, 2014
Should we sell kidneys on eBay?
Sometimes, some views are just so stupid that they need to be corrected. In yesterday’s New York Times Katrina A. Bramstedt, a professor of medical ethics at Australia’s Bond University…
August 19, 2014
The Great Stagnation in Westeros
I’ve decided to write a bit about some of the political and economic questions raised in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, which I love…
August 15, 2014
Things that Make You Go Hmmm
Some commentary on recent Internet things: As one of my Facebook friends put it best, “Dude, did Paul Krugman actually just publish an article about how fears of ineffective…
August 03, 2014
Hut, Hut, Hayek!
Tonight’s Hall of Fame exhibition game marks the beginning of US football season (the crazy Canadians are already underway, what with their ice-cold summers and 110 yard [why not meters?]…
July 23, 2014
A Qualified Defense of Goldbuggery and Some Related Observations on the Regressive Effects of Inflation
In my recent post responding to Matt Yglesias on the gold standard, at least one commenter was surprised to find a defense of “goldbuggery” here at BHL. I’m guessing this…