Over at Econlog, Bryan Caplan responds to Jason’s query about why libertarians are so often seen as callous with another possible explanation: libertarians, he says, are “relatively unafraid to ……
Like my fellow Bleeding Hearts I’m surprised and delighted by the attention that this blog has been getting, both of which have made me feel rather guilty for not joining…
Economics is an empirical science. Okay, yeah, I realize many econ papers simply consist of logical deductions from mathematical models. However, as soon as you attempt to use these models…
Hello blog readers. Like my fellow bloggers I am stunned and grateful for the attention our blog has generated. I am also tickled that my suggestion for the name…
Greetings all, and thanks so much for the invitation. I’ve been calling myself a “bleeding-heart libertarian” (inter alia) for over a decade now, so this must be where I belong;…
A possibly obvious point. Libertarianism is a doctrine about the limits of state power. It is not a doctrine about individual excellence or individual morality. In particular, libertarianism does not…