It's Still OK to Hate the Government
William D. Eggers and John O’Leary have an article in Reason to support the release of their book, If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government. The premise of the article is...
View ArticleThe Lonely Radicals
Freddie de Boer, in a widely read post, laments that there isn’t much of a far-left blogosphere. I’ll take the premise for granted; Freddie lists a lot of people, some of whom I’ve heard of, few of...
View ArticleWhy I am not a Liberaltarian
Will Wilkinson offers what Karl Smith calls “Liberaltarianism in one sentence.” It’s best to just maximize growth rates, pre-tax distribution be damned, and then fund wicked-good social insurance with...
View ArticleSmash the New Aristocracy
My visceral reaction to arguments for less-than-100% open borders is to scream, and call names, and punch in the face. I will not act on these urges. I cannot punch 6 billion people in the face. Many...
View ArticleIs Taxation Theft?
Will Wilkinson has an article in The New Republic that’s ostensibly about what’s wrong with Ron Paul. But I don’t think that’s what it’s really about. Call me a Straussian if you must; what Will really...
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