May 13, 2019
Smashing Fences and Fascists
I’m excited to announce the publication of two new anthologies from C4SS (the Center for a Stateless Society): The Anatomy of Escape: A Defense of the Commons (357 pp.; buy…
May 13, 2019
That newfangled “pod-casting” all the kids are talking about
It’ll obviously never replace blogging, which remains the cutting-edge format of the 21st century. Likeville podcast with John Faithful Hamer: “Post-apocalyptic hellscape” Free Thoughts podcast with Trevor Burrus and Aaron…
May 09, 2019
Why do Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hate Poor People?
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have a new policy proposal out that would cap credit card and payday lender rates at 15%. Despite what I think are good intentions, this…
May 09, 2019
You Can’t Regulate Just One Side of an Exchange
I have a new piece up at Cato’s libertarianism. org site that reminds us that when we regulate exchanges, we are not just regulating one side of that exchange. For…
May 08, 2019
Most Academic Advertising Is Immoral Bullshit
Chapter 3 of Cracks in the Ivory Tower investigates how universities and individual academic departments market themselves. Our basic conclusion: Most academic advertising is immoral bullshit. Universities make big promises…
May 06, 2019
The Purpose of Gen-Eds Is to Exploit Students for Tuition Money
In Cracks in the Ivory Tower, Phil and I argue that most of the dysfunction inside academia is explained by bad incentives. Academics are normal people. They are predominantly if…