March 10, 2011
Social Justice or Big Government?
Everyone seems to agree that progressives care about social justice, and the conversation has so far been about the different ways in which libertarians, too, care about social justice. But…
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March 10, 2011
Bleeding Hearts and the Undeserving Poor
Over at Econlog, Bryan Caplan responds to Jason’s query about why libertarians are so often seen as callous with another possible explanation: libertarians, he says, are “relatively unafraid to ……
March 10, 2011
What If You Were Wrong about Economics?
Economics is an empirical science. Okay, yeah, I realize many econ papers simply consist of logical deductions from mathematical models. However, as soon as you attempt to use these models…
March 08, 2011
The Case of the Missing Callous Libertarians
If you only read academic philosophy discussing orthodox right libertarianism, you might expect that libertarians are callous and indifferent to poverty. Academic philosophers tend to think that self-described libertarians have…
March 07, 2011
Exploitation and Social Justice
A few months ago, the New York Times ran this story about the exploitation of day laborers. According to the study, day laborers are subjected to a variety of harms –…
March 07, 2011
Classical Liberalism Defended
Let me start by thanking my fellow authors for inviting me to join them in this exciting forum. I’m honored to be in their company. I want to address an…