August 01, 2015
Outrage Imperialism
Outrage Imperialism (defn): The outrage of many people in the developed world at events, institutions, and practices that those in the developing world are largely untroubled by or recognize as…
Posts filed under sweatshops
May 17, 2013
Should You Buy a T-Shirt Made in Bangladesh?
Recent events in Bangladesh have brought moral questions surrounding sweatshops into the spotlight again. And many consumers are wondering whether they might be doing something wrong by purchasing goods that…
July 24, 2012
(Sweat)Shop Talk
On Tuesday, August 7th, at 8PM EST, I’ll be live at LearnLiberty.org, answering questions about the ethics and politics of sweatshop labor. You can find more information and RSVP at the…
June 09, 2012
Why Sweatshop Jobs Are Worth Defending – A Short Response to Long
Roderick Long raises some important concerns about my defense of sweatshops. I’m short on time, preparing for the symposium on John Tomasi’s book next week, but I wanted to get…
June 08, 2012
Three Reasons Sweatshops Are Good for the Poor
My newest video at LearnLiberty.org is up now, on sweatshops and the poor. Obviously, there are a lot of complexities that I wasn’t able to go into in a 5…
March 12, 2012
Workplace Coercion
Coercion is a really difficult concept to define. When theorists say things like “the workplace is a site of coercion” what does that mean, and what should we do about…