October 03, 2014
“That’s Not Real Socialism.”
I presented Why Not Capitalism? at the College of New Jersey this past week. In the book, during a parody of G. A. Cohen’s Why Not Socialism?, I describe what might happen…
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June 20, 2014
Socialism ≠ Love and Kindness; Capitalism ≠ Greed and Fear
Last year, I presented Why Not Capitalism at two APAs and a few universities. To my surprise and delight, the most common reaction (from my usually left-wing colleagues) was, “Oh, wow,…
June 19, 2014
Mickey Mouse Capitalism Op-Ed in Fortune
I have an op-ed in Fortune today on Why Not Capitalism? It starts: Move over, Adam Smith. The new moral champion of capitalism is Mickey Mouse. It ends: The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse shows us, to our…
June 16, 2014
The Cohen Fallacy: Why Cohen’s and Rawls’s Arguments about Institutions Are, Well, Garbage
Chapter 3 of Why Not Capitalism? explains why Cohen’s argument for the intrinsic moral superiority of socialism fails. Even though I agree with Cohen that we should not dumb down the…
June 11, 2014
Why Not Capitalism? Should Appear in Paperback Today
Why Not Capitalism? should appear in paperback today. And, with it, the moral case for socialism dies. Capitalists and socialists used to duke it out on which system would work best in…
June 08, 2014
Why Not Capitalism?: Now on Kindle
Why Not Capitalism? is now available on Kindle. The print editions should be available in a week or two. The six feverish days in which I wrote the first draft were…