This is the first in five posts that subject the normative claims in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century to critical scrutiny. There have been many, many criticisms of his…
The American obsession with civil associations fascinated Alexis de Tocqueville. In his great work Democracy in America, he marveled that “Americans of all ages, all conditions, all minds constantly unite”…
The debate about Piketty’s book remains unabated (see Steve Horwitz’s and Bas van der Vossen’s posts and references therein.) I cannot contribute to this debate because (with the exception of…
Call for Abstracts for the Molinari Society’s Year 11 Symposium to be held in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division meeting, December 27-30, 2014, in Philadelphia. Symposium Topic:…
To follow up on Bas’s recent post, I’d like to briefly revisit the most powerful argument for thinking that poverty rather than material inequality per se is what matters morally:…
March 16 was “Open Borders Day.” I’m celebrating a day late. Here is a relevant excerpt from Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know. Libertarians…advocate open borders and…