September 09, 2015
On the Refugee Crisis
I applaud the willingness of Germany to receive Syrian refugees, and I agree with those who say that the United States and others should do more. News reports, however, make…
September 09, 2015
If You May Do It for Free, You May Do It for Money
That’s the thesis of Markets without Limits. But what does it really mean? Some excerpts from the book: OUR THESIS No one thinks that literally everything and anything should be for…
September 08, 2015
Commodification and the Freedom to Enjoy a Common Social Meaning
One of the stranger arguments against commodification Peter and I encountered holds that it is wrong to commodify certain things, because doing so would diminish other people’s freedom to enjoy having…
September 05, 2015
Samaritanism and Duties
Singer’s famous example is taken to establish that some acts of Samaritanism are morally required. He writes, “if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening,…
September 05, 2015
Forum on Anthony de Jasay…
Tony de Jasay should be more widely known, and discussed. In my humble opinion, that is. Hartmut Kliemt wrote a provocation… …to which Chris Coyne…. …and then I…. responded. If…
September 04, 2015
Helping the Global Poor with Charity that Works
Suppose you’re convinced by Peter Singer’s thought experiment, and believe that those of us in rich countries have a moral duty to help the global poor. How should we go…