April 03, 2011
Libertarians, Argentina, and Labor Unions
I write with some trepidation. I come from a country, Argentina, which circa 1920 was the seventh richest country in the world. It boasted a booming economy, one of the…
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March 29, 2011
Other Moral Values (Responses to my 3/15 post, Part IV)
This is the fourth and last post that attempts to respond to comments on my 3/15 post Some Values Matter More Than Others And Are Ignored Anyway. A reader (Mike…
March 27, 2011
Social Parasitism
Here’s another issue that may divide libertarians from progressives. It is prima facie wrong to live off the productive efforts of others. That is, other things being equal, being productive…
March 23, 2011
Against Idealism
Most people assume that political idealism is a virtue. We encourage the young to be idealistic, to believe in the essential goodness of human nature. Above all, we admire those…
March 17, 2011
David Schmidtz on Scarcity, Equality, and Justice
David Schmidtz is one of the best. Here is a video designed to get people thinking.
March 15, 2011
Fairnessland and Economic Growth
Update: Some readers are having a surprisingly difficult time understanding this post. So, here is the question I'm interested in: Suppose it turned out, empirically, that improving the income level…