March 28, 2018
The Sharing Economy and the Transaction Costs Economy
My book is out. Cambridge did a great job with it, fast and efficient. (I’m sorry I sound surprised, but….I’m surprised). Happy to visit, at my expense, if you can…
March 26, 2018
Upcoming Panels: Marriage and Anarchy
Two Molinari/C4SS panels are coming up at two different conferences later this week: 1. The Molinari Society will be holding its mostly-annual Pacific Symposium in conjunction with the…
March 16, 2018
Can Libertarianism Be a Governing Philosophy?
I argue that it can be. But perhaps I misdefine libertarianism. Or, for that matter, governing. There are responses, like this. Or this.
March 14, 2018
A chat about libertarianism, pregnancy, and birth
[This chat was inspired by the realization that both Jessica Flanigan and I blog at BHL and both do work on pregnancy and birth but we hadn’t yet connected. So…
March 13, 2018
My Response to Elizabeth Bruenig on Socialism
Over at libertarianism.org, I have a longish blog post responding to the Washington Post’s Elizabeth Bruenig’s two recent columns defending socialism. Some snippets: “The overarching problem with Bruenig’s two-column argument is her…
March 08, 2018
The Anti-Democratic Ethos of Pro-Democracy Academics
Let’s start by describing the democratic ideal: Citizens have different world views, attitudes, beliefs, and values. Nevertheless, through fair, open-minded, and reasoned deliberation, we can come to understand each other…