The Importance of Being Ethical
On April 20, I attended a talk given at Stanford University by Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. It started with a...
Economic Philosophy
Constraints on the Feds
Regular reader Kevin Corcoran sent me the following. I’m posting with his permission and then I’ll add my own thoughts....
Yes I Can
“Do you mean to tell me that you’re thinking seriously of building that way, when and if you are an architect?” “Yes.” “My...
The Philosophy of Roadkill
Most vegans still drive. Should they? Driving almost inevitably leads to roadkill on a massive scale. A painful way to...
Radical Libertarian Economics in Search of a Title
What’s a good book title for a hard-line Caplanian defense of laissez-faire, centering around the following theses? 1. Textbook complaints...
Freiman’s Asymmetries
Some wisdom from Chris Freiman, reposted with his permission. Somewhat related to my recent piece on motivated reasoning about deterrence....
“I Have Not Assumed Libertarianism”
Like The Problem of Political Authority, Huemer’s Justice before the Law begins with common-sense moral premises, yet reaches radical libertarian conclusions. A...
Law is Hell
Huemer’s new Justice before the Law is full of memorable passages, but this is the one that stayed with me: There...
Hayek on Responsibility for One’s Fate
Maybe you “didn’t build that” entirely on your own, but if you act as if you did, you probably will...
The Continuum Between Liberalism and Anarchism
In a private comment on my Regulation review of Acimoglu and Robinson’s The Narrow Corridor, George Mason University professor Dan...
