In textbook neoclassical economics, the minimum wage is expected to cause unemployment among the least productive workers. Various economists from a wide range of ideological backgrounds dispute this. Perhaps I…
Many people approach political questions as a war to defend their ideological turf. Others are policy wonks who want to turn everything into a debate about contemporary policies. (How boring.) Some…
We here at Bleeding Heart Libertarians are happy to announce one more addition to our family. Gary Chartier is associate dean of the School of Business and associate professor of…
Here are some policy areas where classical liberals or libertarians seem to have a lot of common ground with those on the political left: • Immigration – Immigration is a…
As is well known, the issue of war creates divides that cut across liberal, conservatives, and libertarian ranks. Here I wish to focus on libertarian attitudes toward war. Most libertarians…
Update: Some readers are having a surprisingly difficult time understanding this post. So, here is the question I'm interested in: Suppose it turned out, empirically, that improving the income level…