Tag: politics
How to Talk About Politics Without Sounding Like a Jerk
March 21, 2016 | Post
A lot of people – especially the kind of people who read blogs like this! – have very strong views about politics. This is especially true when our political views are based on moral views. If we think that universal health care is a good idea because we think it’s likely to result in more […]
Graduating soon? Consider this paid D.C. fellowship opportunity.
February 24, 2016 | Post
Are you just starting your career? Just graduated, or working entry level jobs? Do you want to learn more about the ideas of freedom, or work at an organization which advances those ideas? Consider applying for the Public Interest Fellowship. The D.C.-based fellowship offers full-time, paid employment for two years. Fellows rotate through a number […]
Why Do All Politicians Sound the Same?
February 23, 2016 | Post
As the election cycle starts to heat up you may begin to realize that most politicians sound the same, except for a few rhetorical differences. Why is that? Professor Diana Thomas investigates.
Quote of the Day: Thomas Jefferson the Anarchist?
February 2, 2016 | Post
The First Rule of Wing-Walking
January 25, 2016 | Post
Wing-walking was the practice of getting out of the cockpit of a biplane (while someone else was flying the thing) and staggering along the wing holding onto struts or wires. It was a thrill show for onlookers at air shows and barnstorming events in the 1920s and 1930s in the U.S. But for the wing-walker […]
Every Flaw in Consumers Is Worse in Voters
October 29, 2015 | Post
I have been making a mistake for most of my life. See, I’m an economist, and one of the things that attracted me to economics is the notion of the “ideal economy.” Of course, there are valid objections to the use of markets. There are people who cheat and commit fraud, and there are problems […]
What Does It Mean to Be a Libertarian?
October 14, 2015 | Post
Libertarians have a unique perspective on how government force should be used. As Jeff Miron, Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard University, points out in this video, libertarians consider using government force to coerce others into action to be immoral. This is what separates them from other philosophies which are more permissive when it comes […]