March 16, 2014
Libertarian Mungerfesto: Part V–Hayekian Socialism
My apologies for the long delay since Part IV. I’m finishing a book for Cambridge U Press, and an enormous screw-up in what should have been the final (as I…
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March 06, 2014
Global Justice and the Problem of Kleptocracies
The last fifteen years or so have seen an explosion of writing on global justice. Here I flag a flaw in this literature: its failure to address the emergence and…
March 04, 2014
Reasonable Libertarian Worries about Nudging
I thought readers of the blog might be interested in my recent contribution to a symposium on the Political Theology blog about “nudging.” I don’t say too much that will be new, but you…
February 23, 2014
Two Links
These should be of interest to our readers: Gregory Clark (UC-Davis Econ) in the NY Times about long term social mobility. One quote: “The fortunes of high-status families inexorably fall,…
February 10, 2014
Practical vs. Moral Objections to Open Borders
Yesterday, the Swiss did something evil: they voted to restrict immigration. Tyler Cowen comments: In my view immigration has gone well for Switzerland, both economically and culturally, and I am…
February 01, 2014
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed, Jeffrey Sachs Edition
I hope that most readers of our blog are already fans of Russ Roberts’ excellent Econtalk podcast. But in case you missed it, be sure to check out this excellent interview with…