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June 28, 2016 Libertarian Public Policy: 4: Marriage
If government provides marriages, there’s no reason to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry. A libertarian legal order could have a variety of marriage types.
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19min
June 28, 2016 Libertarian Public Policy: 3: Education
It’s doubtful whether any government involvement in education is a net good, and it would be better for the state to finance vouchers than to run schools itself.
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27min
June 28, 2016 Libertarian Public Policy: 2: Vice
The policy “cures” for a variety of putative social ills—drug use, gambling, sex work, gun ownership, etc.—are worse than the “diseases” they purport to treat.
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20min
June 28, 2016 Libertarian Public Policy: 1: Introduction
Miron’s “Consequential Libertarianism” holds that on a rigorous, broad understanding, the costs of restricting liberty outweigh the benefits.
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19min
February 12, 2016 Introduction to Political Philosophy: 11: Market Failure vs. Government Failure
Brennan discusses the intersection of political philosophy and political economy in this conclusion to our Guide.
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8min
February 12, 2016 Introduction to Political Philosophy: 10: Labor Ethics
Are sweatshops a least-bad choice for the third world? Brennan applies the foregoing discussion of political philosophy to the case of labor ethics.
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14min
February 12, 2016 Introduction to Political Philosophy: 9: Immigration Rights
What are the economic and moral cases for allowing more immigration? Do immigrant workers depress native wages? Do they sully native culture? Commit more crime?
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16min
February 12, 2016 Introduction to Political Philosophy: 8: Democracy and Voting
Is democracy a means to an end, or is it valuable in itself? Jason Brennan discusses democracy and voting.
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17min
February 12, 2016 Introduction to Political Philosophy: 7: Political Authority
Jason Brennan examines a key question in political philosophy: what, if anything, is the difference between the government and ordinary people?
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14min
February 12, 2016 Introduction to Political Philosophy: 6: Skepticism About Distributive Justice
The libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick offered important criticisms of pattern-based theories of distributive justice and offered his own alternative framework.
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11min

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