January 07, 2019
Events in San Diego
If you’re in or near San Diego, you might consider checking out the Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy at the University of San Diego. I started the center…
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May 14, 2018
A Progressive Hayekian Economic Policy Agenda
As someone who sees himself as neither a libertarian nor a progressive, but who is sympathetic to both sides, I was pleased to recently discover the Bleeding Heart Libertarian blog…
September 28, 2017
Libertarianism for Luck Egalitarians
Luck egalitarianism is, roughly, the view that inequalities in life prospects resulting from luck are unjust. (There’s a lot to nit pick about that characterization, but it’s a start.) If…
January 06, 2015
BIG Hard to Implement?
The Practical Challenges of Creating a Guaranteed Annual Income in Canada Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre Fraser Institute January 6, 2015 Abstract: The idea of replacing the existing income support…
June 19, 2014
Is Living on the Dole Bad For You?
As a proponent of a UBI, I often encounter some version of the surfer objection: what if some people who could work instead spend their entire income allowance on surfing or drinking or…
June 12, 2014
Piketty’s Problematic Political Philosophy V: The Democratic Control Argument
In this post, I will review Piketty’s democratic control argument, which holds that increasing wealth and income inequality make democratic control over society difficult, if not impossible, and that a…