April 01, 2016
“Why hasn’t economic progress lowered work hours more?”
Tyler Cowen gives a VERY interesting talk at Duke. What’s nice about it is that it raises questions about the nature of “justice,” given that people are going to do…
April 01, 2016
Trump Is Morally Superior to Clinton, and We Should Keep Him that Way
Trump seems like a real asshole, though it’s possible he’s just saying stupid and vile things because doing so is a smart way to win office. However, it’s worth taking…
March 31, 2016
Does Science Need Philosophy? Why the “Gotcha” Argument Fails
I saw a sort of self-congratulatory comic a few days ago, which unfortunately I can’t locate. But it went something like this: A: “Science doesn’t need philosophy! Science gets by…
March 29, 2016
Political Philosophy for Voters Who Don’t Want It
I discuss rights theory, the NSA and FBI, and the support for Trump on the Cato Daily Podcast here.
March 29, 2016
Wilkinson on libertarian principles and welfare policy
We really could have been linking to everything that’s appeared on the new Niskanen Center’s blog in general lately, and in particular to the contributions from former BHL guest-blogger and…
March 28, 2016
Safe spaces, academic freedom, and the university as a complex association
This is a transcript of a guest lecture I gave to a class on the philosophy of law taught by Andrew I. Cohen– who is, surprisingly enough, a whole different…