August 15, 2012
US vs World Income Inequality
A facebook friend posted this graphic, from the Atlantic, comparing US income inequality to inequality in other countries. People posting this take the obvious thrust to be: Wow, the US is…
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August 11, 2012
Ryan vs. Ayn R.
By now everyone knows that Mitt Romney’s new running mate, Paul Ryan, is a big fan of Ayn Rand. But would Ayn Rand have been a big fan of Paul…
July 30, 2012
When Spontaneous Orders Attack, Part 5
David Gordon contributes to the C4SS spontaneous order symposium. A reply from me to all three commentators will follow, probably at the end of the week.
July 27, 2012
When Spontaneous Orders Attack, Part 4
Reshef Agam-Segal contributes to the C4SS spontaneous order symposium.
July 26, 2012
Caplan v. Gowder on Blaming the Poor
Poor people frequently make what appear to be stupid, self-destructive choices. For instance, there’s a distant cousin, Aaron, on my wife’s side. Aaron lacks a high school diploma and is always…
July 24, 2012
What Government Has Built
On Obama’s “you didn’t build that,” see Anthony Gregory’s excellent post.