August 06, 2014
Collision With Error
For “Friedman Legacy Day” I gave a talk over in Wilmington, NC. My thesis was that higher education has a problem with intellectual diversity, and that the real drawback with…
August 04, 2014
Basic Income at Cato Unbound
This month, Cato Unbound is hosting a month-long debate on “The Basic Income and the Welfare State.” My lead essay, “The Pragmatic Libertarian Case for a Basic Income Guarantee” is…
August 03, 2014
Hut, Hut, Hayek!
Tonight’s Hall of Fame exhibition game marks the beginning of US football season (the crazy Canadians are already underway, what with their ice-cold summers and 110 yard [why not meters?]…
July 29, 2014
The Gun Control Debate in One Advertisement
This disturbing video is worth watching, because I think it encapsulates much of the consequentalist side of American gun control debate: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUAL6ie1ufc] Gun control proponents think: More and better gun…
July 28, 2014
Rand and the Drowning Child
UPDATE 1: It’s probably worth reading this article by Feinberg, which explains why self-interest ≠ whatever you happen to care about. See also the “Further Update” below before making a…
July 28, 2014
How to Be a Bleeding Heart Libertarian About Race
Sometimes you write a book to tell people what you think. But sometimes you write a book to find out what you think. Several years ago, a chance encounter with…