January 08, 2014
New Op-Ed on the War on Poverty
I have an op-ed today at WSJ’s “Marketwatch” site that jumps in on the discussion of the War on Poverty. I make two arguments: 1. The War on Poverty has…
Posts filed under poverty
December 16, 2013
Will Private Charity Be Enough?
Matt Zwolinski recently discussed arguments for a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) at BHL and Libertarianism.org. One of those arguments was that a BIG might be required on libertarian grounds because…
December 05, 2013
Stoney hearted libertarianism or bleeding heart libertarianism?
I recently had a discussion with another libertarian philosopher who thought “bleeding heart libertarianism” made no more sense then “stoney hearted libertarianism.” Needless to say, I’m not convinced. The issue…
November 21, 2013
Two Cato Podcasts
I recently recorded two podcasts with the Cato Institute in which BHL readers might be interested. The first is an hour long discussion on Libertarians and the Poor with Aaron…
November 21, 2013
Horwitz vs Reiman on Children and Parent’s Bad Economic Choices
In the LearnLiberty video above, our own Steve Horwitz debates Jeffrey Reiman about the need for government interference to help children whose parents have made choices that leave their children at…
August 09, 2013
Reasons for Open Borders
I suppose the readers of this website are more likely than most to favor open borders. But the majority of people are pretty strongly opposed to immigration. They think the…