The Advantages of Markets
Forthcoming in the Routledge Companion to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Now available on SSRN: “The Advantages of Markets“
Why Equal Pay Is a Bad Idea
My new essay in Debating Equal Pay for All: “Equal Pay: A Floor, Not a Ceiling.“
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…
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-.
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.
Libertarianism and Welfare
What do libertarian philosophers think about the welfare state? Read my new essay, forthcoming in the Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism, to find out.
Stanford Encyclopedia Entry on Exploitation
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has published my almost completely re-written entry on “Exploitation.”
Analysis of Johnson’s Libertarian Presidential Campaign at CNN
Could Gary Johnson’s Libertarian presidential campaign steal as many votes from Clinton on the left as it dos from Trump on the right? At CNN, I suggest the answer may…