February 08, 2017
In Appreciation of Hans Rosling
Many of us here at BHL were big admirers of Hans Rosling. As you probably know, he passed away from pancreatic cancer yesterday. Sarah and I have posted an appreciation…
February 08, 2017
Hypocrisy and shamelessness
A recurring argument here and in our circles on Facebook has concerned how much to make of Democratic hypocrisy on limits of power in the course of allying against the…
February 02, 2017
Selfless Reasons to Have More Kids
A few years ago, Bryan Caplan argued that good parenting is less onerous and more fun than many people think. To some extent, it’s the parents, not parenting, that shape…
February 02, 2017
The Berkeley Mess
UPDATE: In case you thought I was making this up, see what Berkeley students have to say here. There are certain strands of critical theory and postmodernist…
January 31, 2017
“America First!” and Anti-Social Communitarianism
The problem with communitarianism is that many communitarians make for bad community members. Many of them are “society first, individual second!” to the point of being anti-social. They aren’t the kind…