Libertarianism or Liberty?
My essay on CatoUnbound (“Libertarianism or Liberty?“) is now up. Be sure to read Brian Doherty’s initial essay, and then those by Brink Lindsey and Tyler Cowen. Virginia Postrel will…
Political Theory
Libertarianism’s History and Future Discussed
This month’s Cato Unbound features a discussion of libertarianism kicked off by Reason’s Brian Doherty, author of a remarkable book, Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American…
Libertarianism’s History and Future Discussed
This month’s Cato Unbound features a discussion of libertarianism kicked off by Reason’s Brian Doherty, author of a remarkable book, Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American…
Transfatty Freedom
“If trans fats are outlawed, only outlaws will have trans fats.” Jens F. Laurson (known for his stellar work on translating Olaf Gersemann’s adapted work Cowboy Capitalism into English) and…
A Column to Really Make You Think
George F. Will is one of America’s smartest pundits. His column in the Sunday Washington Post provokes serious thought: “The Limits Of Sunniness.” If the defining doctrine of the Republican…
Robert Nozick as a Deep Philosopher and Libertarian
I was on the bike at the gym Friday night (re-reading Hobbes’ Leviathan) and a smart young libertarian lawyer came by to say hi and to introduce me to a…
Stuff from the Attic: Defense of Property
While I’m still ailing I’m taking the time to sort through and throw away tons of papers. I found the Summer 2002 issue of Boston Review, an interesting lefty journal,…
A Reputation for Studying Reputation
Avner Greif is one of the most interesting scholars working today to understand the problem of the emergence of complex forms of order. Christopher Faille has an interesting review of…
Enforcing “Social Justice” and “Economic Justice”
The New York Governor’s Understanding of Justice I had a nice chat yesterday with an editorial writer for the New York Sun, with whom I discussed the decision by New…