Matt Zwolinski recently argued that opposition to the welfare state is not an essential feature of classical liberalism or libertarianism. He did so by making a libertarian case for state…
Opposition to the welfare state is often considered to be a defining feature of libertarianism. But over the last few years, a few of us libertarians have been seeking to…
Right-leaning arguments about the free-market marvel that is Denmark cut both ways. Denmark shows us that a much larger public sector and a much more robust social-insurance system need not come…
Today The Atlantic published an article on the Basic Income Guarantee, with special focus on the work of Scott Santens to crowdfund a basic income on a voluntary basis. And last…
UPDATED AND MOVED TO THE FRONT (9/2/14) – The Cato Unbound symposium is now complete. Here’s an up to date summary of everything that was written. — The debate over…
This month, Cato Unbound is hosting a month-long debate on “The Basic Income and the Welfare State.” My lead essay, “The Pragmatic Libertarian Case for a Basic Income Guarantee” is…