June 27, 2014
Why Living on the Dole Is Bad for You
In a post last week, Jessica Flanigan takes me to task for my opposition to a universal basic income. Because I worry that a UBI would further encourage mass idleness,…
June 27, 2014
Nomos LV : Federalism and Subsidiarity
[self-promotion alert] Published today: Nomos LV: Federalism and Subsidiarity (hardcover or electronic). Nomos LV: Federalism and Subsidiarity, edited by James E. Fleming and Jacob T. Levy “In Federalism and Subsidiarity,…
June 27, 2014
Why Proponents of Compulsory Voting Bear the Burden of Proof
In my debate with Lisa Hill about compulsory voting, I am both at a disadvantage and an advantage, much like John Simmons was in his debate with Kit Wellman about…
June 26, 2014
More on Lomasky, Taxation, and Reasonable Disagreement
Judging from some of the comments here and on Facebook, some people have misunderstood the point that Loren’s argument (excerpted in my last post) was meant to establish. Loren is…
June 26, 2014
Loren Lomasky: Taxation is Not Theft
I recently had occasion to re-read Loren Lomasky’s wonderful article, “Libertarianism as if (the other 99 Percent of) People Mattered.” I wish I could find an un-gated version of it online,…
June 26, 2014
On Killing Government Leaders, with a Quotation from Jeff McMahan on the Ethics of Killing in War
Jeff McMahan truly excellent book Killing in War challenges the doctrine of the moral equality of combatants in war. According to this widely held view, soldiers in a war have equal permission…