Critics of effective altruism tend to focus their critiques against the seemingly utilitarian foundations of the movement. They ask, what about special obligations? Demandingness? Is this overly cosmopolitan? What about institutional/collective…
Last month I did an episode of the Free Thoughts Podcast over at Libertarianism.org. Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burns, and I had a great discussion about toleration. Check it out…
Of general interest to readers of this blog: over at C4SS, Billy Christmas has a review, from a left-libertarian perspective, of John Tomasi’s book Free Market Fairness.
Consider the following: 1. Tenure-track (or other long-term, full benefits) faculty jobs are expensive, while contingent and adjunct faculty are cheap. Georgetown pays adjuncts a much better rate than most…
When students first learn about Rawls’s difference principle, they often assume Rawls intends the principle to be applied directly to every transaction. I can’t accept a pay raise unless this…
Today is Open Borders Day. You can sign the Open Borders Manifesto here: Freedom of movement is a basic liberty that governments should respect and protect unless justified by extenuating…