The Ethical Frontier

#66 - A Libertarian Argument for Reparations | Mark Reiff


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Reiff is a political, legal, and moral philosopher. His main areas of interest include economic justice, liberalism and its critics, the law and ethics of war and warfare, the nature of causal and moral reasoning, and theories of punishment, compensation, and responsibility.

Website: https://www.markreiff.org/

Summary:In this interview, Reiff proposes a libertarian argument for reparations. In contrast to other theories, his argument focuses on the fact that some property and wealth have been acquired unjustly. Reiff argues that since libertarians believe in rectifying unjustly acquired assets, there is a libertarian argument to be made for redistribution. Reiff argues that this rectification should take the form of a sovereign wealth fund where every adult receives money.

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