About Me
Hi. I’m a Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego, founder and director of USD’s Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy, and director of USD’s undergraduate program…
Why Equal Pay Is a Bad Idea
My new essay in Debating Equal Pay for All: “Equal Pay: A Floor, Not a Ceiling.“
Discussing “Bleeding Heart Libertarianism” with Free Thoughts
In June, 2020, the Bleeding Heart Libertarian blog closed off its nine year run. In this episode of the Free Thoughts podcast, I talk about the connection between libertarianism and…
A Neoliberal Case for a Universal Basic Income
I set out a moral case for a Universal Basic Income based on neoliberal values of freedom and property rights at The Critic magazine. Click here to read.
Recent Media Appearances: Basic Income and Price Gouging
In the wake of COVID-19, there has been renewed public interest in two topics on which I have done some work: the ethics of price gouging and the Universal Basic…
A Hayekian Case for Free Markets and a Basic Income
Friedrich Hayek is known for his defense of limited government and a free-market economy. But Hayek was also a consistent defender throughout his life of something that looks very much…
Free Speech and Toleration
A commitment to free speech and toleration are among the defining features of modern, liberal democracies. But as a historical matter, these commitments are relatively recent phenomena. And philosophically, neither…
USD President James Harris and Matt Zwolinski on free inquiry and the CEEPP
Review of van Parijs and Vanderborght, Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy
A glowing review of an important new book on the Basic Income, plus a short primer on some of the ethical issues involved pro- and con-.
KPBS on USD’s Center for Ethics, Economics and Public Policy
I spoke with KPBS’s Midday Edition about USD’s new Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy, our upcoming debate on immigration and human rights, and the importance of open dialogue…
Book Review: Loren Lomasky’s Rights Angles
My review of Loren Lomasky’s new book, Rights Angles, is now available at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.