Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2012
Oops, scratch that. UPDATE: How it did die. If there was ever a 2 minute statement that encapsulated most of what I understand to be true about the world, and to be morally right about the world, this is it. For those interested, I recommend a book I’ve reviewed in bits and pieces, David Beito’s […]
Posted in Institutions on Feb 25th, 2010
A common justification for government confiscation of privately produced wealth is that many of us are selfish free-riders. To take one example, let’s think of the charity market. Under one view of charity, the one I espouse, is that charitable activities should remain purely in the private domain. If private individuals wish to contribute to […]