Prosociallibertarians

03/10/2024

Tell your students! Applications to join the Master's program in PPE at GSU in the Spring are due Nov 1.

01/10/2024

My first new post in a while at PSL, against pushes for "solidarity," especially (but not limited to) all forms of nationalisms. I hope to get back to regular posts.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/cultivate-solidarity

04/09/2024

New at PSL, Danny Shapiro argues against David R. Henderson's support for Trump.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/getting-it-wrong?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1317026&post_id=148420103&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=21aife&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

20/07/2024

New post from Matt Zwolinski is right on target.

Nationalism, Populism, and the Republican Party

30/05/2024

The newest at PSL, against complaints about corporate greed.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/is-it-greed

06/05/2024

A short piece at PSL about a worry that we incentivize therapy too much. https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/therapy-and-incentives

09/04/2024

The latest at PSL, explaining why standards have gone down on campus https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/standards-on-college-campuses

25/03/2024

Hi all. If you know of someone that would be interested in pursuing a master's degree in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics), have them check out our program at GSU. I'd also be happy to talk with them. Applications for the Fall are due April 30.

21/03/2024

At PSL today, some thoughts about the demand for college.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/changing-perceptions-of-and-demand

28/02/2024

A post at PSL today by Neera Badhwar on why libertarians should vote (at least in this year's likely presidential election).
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/your-votes-do-matter

19/02/2024

After a pause in posting, a new one at PSL that continues my discussion of what I previously called "the cardinal sin."
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/facts-and-opinions-facts-and-values

12/01/2024

New post at PSL on the value of words, being truthful, and honesty.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/the-cardinal-sin

29/12/2023

People mistakenly think the Colorado case against Trump's candidacy is anti-democratic. Today on PSL, I address this mistake. https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/colorado-supreme-court-decision-against

15/12/2023

A semi-serious proposal at PSL today. We need to find a way to celebrate the liberal anti-authoritarian values. Perhaps a national Tyranny Day?
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/a-proposal-tyranny-day

04/12/2023

A short piece at PSL today. A plea for reason.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/time-for-reason

20/11/2023

I think binaries can be helpful in thinking about the political "landscape." In today's post at PSL, I respond to my friend Lauren Hall's claim to the contrary.

Responding to The Radical Moderate

17/11/2023

Somehow we are going into Thanksgiving week again! Thankfully, the book on this topic is almost complete! Happy Thanksgiving!

The key is humility and a genuine willingness to learn

13/11/2023

Some people get annoyed with "social justice warriors." I don't and I think sometimes others do because they are thinking of a different group, those I call "emote-sters." My latest at PSL.

Many talk about social justice warriors (SJWs). As with a lot of these sorts of things, this often happens without anyone defining the term. As a rough attempt, I think we can say that SJWs are people that are fired up about about a real or purported injustice and who seek to right the wrong, either...

19/10/2023

My latest, inspired by a discussion about the current war in Israel. The principal-agent problem, In business and politics. (Leaders are problems.)

In business and politics

09/10/2023

My latest at PSL. I think we ought to shrink government, but carefully. Doing it too quickly is as problematic as growing government. We need to be concerned about stability.

The right and wrong of it

26/09/2023

My latest. On reparations and who really owes them.
https://prosociallibertarians.substack.com/p/on-reparations

12/09/2023

My latest at PSL, an attempt to order the fundamental commitments of libertarians. What do libertarians value most? How does that affect their political views?

A possible ordering of Zwolinski & Tomasi's list

28/08/2023

What’s the best way to respond to a "Felix"? Certainly it’s not what you get from the walk left. The right doesn't do any better though. Here's my answer.

Oh, what to do?

11/08/2023

This is something I've been thinking about for a long while. It came out far simpler than I originally thought, but I think it gets to an important point. It's a worry about a certain sort of person that needs others desperately and for bad purposes. My latest at PSL.

Villains and Heroes