July 14, 2014
Will Wilkinson and Jason Brennan on Bloggingheads
Free Will is back! Will and I chat about Why Not Capitalism? here.
July 12, 2014
Bleg: Where Are the “Markets Suck” Libertarians?
Some libertarians claim that the good consequences of markets and private property form part of the moral justification of these institutions. However, others endorse absolutist or near absolutist deontological political philosophies. They…
July 12, 2014
Fernando Tesón’s “Hang Tough, Israel”: A Response
Given the importance of this issue, I’ve reproduced here a guest post on my blog (and also on C4SS) from Irfan Khawaja: Fernando Tesón’s “Hang Tough, Israel”: A Response…
July 11, 2014
Public Roads and the Right to Immiserate Would-Be Immigrants
In a previous post, I argued against the claim that nations closing their borders is equivalent to a person choosing not to let poor Haitians camp on her lawn. One…
July 11, 2014
Is a Nation a House?
Closed border advocates sometimes make the following argument: You aren’t obligated to let poor Haitians live in your house or camp on your lawn. Even though they desperately need your help…
July 10, 2014
Why Not Close Even More Borders?
The main arguments for closed borders are: Immigrants will cause crime Immigrants will lower domestic wages Immigrants are less cultured or educated; or will sully our culture. Immigrants are poor…