June 23, 2014
Why Not Capitalism? at Free Thoughts
I discuss Why Not Capitalism? with Trevor Burrus and Aaron Ross Powell at Free Thoughts today. Listen here: http://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts-podcast/why-not-capitalism
June 23, 2014
My Evil Twin Jasper on Retirement: Let the Baby Boomers Die
Like Tyler Cowen, I also have an evil twin brother. My evil twin Jasper recently learned I’m a member of a blog reaching roughly a million visitors per year. He…
June 22, 2014
Eric Mack on Robert Nozick at the SEP
Over at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Eric Mack has an excellent (and long overdue) new entry on Robert Nozick’s political philosophy. The essay covers Nozick’s theory of rights as…
June 20, 2014
ARPS resolution and precommitment update
I’m aware that I’ve already fallen three articles behind in my pledge to read and blog about two ARPS articles per week. That amounts to a week and a half…
June 20, 2014
Socialism ≠ Love and Kindness; Capitalism ≠ Greed and Fear
Last year, I presented Why Not Capitalism at two APAs and a few universities. To my surprise and delight, the most common reaction (from my usually left-wing colleagues) was, “Oh, wow,…
June 19, 2014
Mickey Mouse Capitalism Op-Ed in Fortune
I have an op-ed in Fortune today on Why Not Capitalism? It starts: Move over, Adam Smith. The new moral champion of capitalism is Mickey Mouse. It ends: The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse shows us, to our…