August 22, 2011
I’m Against Free Trade Agreements Because I’m For Free Trade
A while ago at BHL, Andrew Cohen took notice of a New York Times article on some recent political compromises in the U.S. that might speed the passage of three…
August 18, 2011
Libertarian Anticapitalism
For most of the 20th century, American libertarians were mostly seen as — and mostly saw themselves as — defenders of capitalism. Was that an accurate view of 20th century…
August 15, 2011
Guest Blogging – Charles Johnson
I’m happy to say that for the next week or so, we’re fortunate enough to have Charles Johnson guest blogging for us. Many of you know Charles from his blog,…
August 13, 2011
The Green Button Test
This is a brief reaction to Andrew’s post and comments. 1) Toleration is a funny concept. We tolerate an idea or practice we disapprove of. One possibility is to say…
August 13, 2011
Briefly, on State Pensions
See: this article about a Rhode Island (really?) city (and others). “Yes, I understand that you and I made a contract a few years ago that I would pay you…
August 11, 2011
Judging, Toleration, and Libertarianism
It’s interesting discussing toleration. The ideas that people have about it are many and varied. One that comes up especially often, couched in a variety of terms, goes something like…