September 02, 2014
Privilege
Many libertarians are hostile to the concept of “privilege”. Much of the writing on privilege is bad or deliberately obscure, so perhaps these libertarians should be excused for being hostile. But…
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September 02, 2014
The Cato Debate on the Basic Income – Roundup
UPDATED AND MOVED TO THE FRONT (9/2/14) – The Cato Unbound symposium is now complete. Here’s an up to date summary of everything that was written. — The debate over…
August 18, 2014
Parental Licensing, Take 3: Responding to Gurri & Horwitz
Last week Adam Gurri (as a guest contributor) and Steve Horwitz posted rebuttals to my recent post on parental licensing. I appreciate the serious attention Adam and Steve gave this….
August 13, 2014
Should Philosophers Avoid Politics?
[Editor’s Note: Ben Jones currently is pursuing a PhD in political science at Yale University, and previously as Executive Director of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty directed the campaign leading…
August 04, 2014
Basic Income at Cato Unbound
This month, Cato Unbound is hosting a month-long debate on “The Basic Income and the Welfare State.” My lead essay, “The Pragmatic Libertarian Case for a Basic Income Guarantee” is…
July 28, 2014
How to Be a Bleeding Heart Libertarian About Race
Sometimes you write a book to tell people what you think. But sometimes you write a book to find out what you think. Several years ago, a chance encounter with…