April 12, 2011
Bleeding-Heart Libertarians for Redistribution
Libertarians ought to be in favor of redistribution. Especially ones with bleeding hearts. Not redistribution by the state, to be sure. A state with the power to redistribute wealth is…
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April 11, 2011
A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought – Introduction
As I mentioned a little while ago, one of my plans for this blog is an occasional series on the history of libertarian thought. I’m working on the first post…
April 06, 2011
On Human Trafficking
CNN is currently running a feature on human trafficking. This is a topic about which I know less than I probably should, given my ongoing research interest in exploitation. But…
April 04, 2011
Children: Why I am a Bleeding Heart
Imagine a child is born to 2 loving and hard working, but basically poor, parents. They cannot afford to buy accident or life insurance. Imagine the parents then die in…
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…
March 31, 2011
Bleeding Heart Libertarianism on NPR
KPBS's These Days did a short interview with me this morning about this blog and the ideas behind it. You can access the audio and (in the next day…