October 02, 2018
All Things Marx and Socialism at Liberty Fund
A couple of items at the Liberty Fund website that might be of interest to BHLers. This month’s “Liberty Matters” is on Marx, with the main essay by Virgil Storr,…
Posts filed under socialism
March 13, 2018
My Response to Elizabeth Bruenig on Socialism
Over at libertarianism.org, I have a longish blog post responding to the Washington Post’s Elizabeth Bruenig’s two recent columns defending socialism. Some snippets: “The overarching problem with Bruenig’s two-column argument is her…
December 15, 2015
The Dreary Utopia of the Socialists
David Gordon reviews Why Not Capitalism here, in a cogent review in which he also advances novel criticisms of Cohen’s work. An excerpt: Finally, it is worth pointing out that Cohen…
September 25, 2015
Capitalism and “Unfallen Man”
In honor of the Pope’s visit, let’s explore the theological undertones of Why Not Capitalism? In Why Not Socialism?, G. A. Cohen attempts to argue that socialism is inherently…
August 28, 2015
“You Didn’t Build That!” (1898 Edition)
Attempts to undermine the moral justification of private property by pointing to the highly social nature of wealth production are not new. Here’s the late 19th century English economist J.A….
March 06, 2015
Community and Diversity in Cohen’s Socialist Utopia
Some excerpts/summary from a paper of mine, forthcoming in a symposium on Cohen’s Why Not Socialism? Lots of typos, I’m sure. In Why Not Socialism?, Cohen articulates a number of moral principles…