April 04, 2011
Children: Why I am a Bleeding Heart
Imagine a child is born to 2 loving and hard working, but basically poor, parents. They cannot afford to buy accident or life insurance. Imagine the parents then die in…
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March 22, 2011
Embracing Markets, Opposing “Capitalism”
Being a libertarian means opposing the use of force to restrain peaceful, voluntary exchange. That doesn’t mean it should be understood as involving support for capitalism. Whether this claim makes…
March 16, 2011
Inequality and Nozickian Historical Justice
I’d like to summarise here a point I make at greater length in my piece “Left-Libertarianism, Class Conflict, and Historical Theories of Distributive Justice.” In Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Robert…
March 15, 2011
What’s Important vs. What’s Interesting
Here are some policy areas where classical liberals or libertarians seem to have a lot of common ground with those on the political left: • Immigration – Immigration is a…
March 12, 2011
On Bleeding Hearts and Crocodile Tears
I wasn't quite sure how to react to Art Carden's essay, after first reading it. On the one hand, it wasn't as though I actually disagreed with any of his…
March 11, 2011
It’s Not Just About Markets
Sometimes when people hear I’m a libertarian they say “So, you’re in favor of corporations running the world?” or “But markets won’t solve everything!” Perhaps this identification of libertarianism with…