July 09, 2015
Markets without Symbolic Limits
Peter Jaworski and I just published an article by that name in Ethics. (You’ll need JSTOR access to read it, or you can email me for a copy.) This article also forms…
July 07, 2015
A Fairer One Begins
Ayn Rand has a new novel out. Sort of. Rand’s 1934 play Ideal, about an actress who seeks out six of her fans to discover whether they’re willing to fight…
July 07, 2015
Is There a Conflict Between Altruism and Economic Growth?
Readers of this blog might be interested in a symposium that Boston Review is running on Peter Singer’s idea of “Effective Altruism.” For those who aren’t familiar with that term, the basic…
July 06, 2015
The Department of Marriage: A Thought Experiment
Imagine that the creation of the U.S. Department of Marriage is announced tomorrow. The Department employs a team of social scientists tasked with predicting the outcomes of various marriage types….
July 06, 2015
Free Thoughts podcast about Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom
I was interviewed by Cato’s Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus for the http://libertarianism.org podcast “Free Thoughts” about Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom. Our hourlong discussion is available as a podcast…
July 03, 2015
Some Thoughts on the Resilience of Marriage at USA Today
I have an op-ed at USA Today this morning (in print on Monday supposedly) addressing the predictions of doomsday that have been made every time marriage or gender roles change…