September 02, 2014
The Cato Debate on the Basic Income – Roundup
UPDATED AND MOVED TO THE FRONT (9/2/14) – The Cato Unbound symposium is now complete. Here’s an up to date summary of everything that was written. — The debate over…
September 01, 2014
Notes on the Law and Ethics of Intervention
The terrible events in Iraq have revived calls for intervention even among those who opposed the 2003 war, and even among some with anti-interventionist sentiments generally. Here I simply…
August 31, 2014
The Iron Throne: A Feudal Monarchy with Diminishing Modern Power
In my next “Political Economy of A Song and Ice and Fire” series, I’d like to figure out what sort of monarchy Westeros has. But before I begin, SPOILER NOTE….
August 30, 2014
CFP: Spontaneous Order in Economic and Political Thought from Smith to Hayek and Beyond
CALL FOR PAPERS The interdisciplinary journal Cosmos+Taxis is issuing a call for papers for its second conference on spontaneous orders, to be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology from…
August 29, 2014
A Fairy Tale for Friday
This is a beautifully done parable about the evils of the drug war. I wish the dragon had a less stupid name, but that is a tiny quibble about a…
August 28, 2014
Libertarians and the Conversation on Race
My monthly “The Calling” column over at the Future of Freedom Foundation might be of interest to BHL readers. I argue that libertarians should be part of the ongoing conversation…