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- Libertarian Public Policy: 4: MarriageIf 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.19 min
- Libertarian Public Policy: 3: EducationIt’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.27 min
- Libertarian Public Policy: 2: ViceThe 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.20 min
- Libertarian Public Policy: 1: IntroductionMiron’s “Consequential Libertarianism” holds that on a rigorous, broad understanding, the costs of restricting liberty outweigh the benefits.19 min
- Introduction to Political Philosophy: 11: Market Failure vs. Government FailureBrennan discusses the intersection of political philosophy and political economy in this conclusion to our Guide.8 min
- Introduction to Political Philosophy: 10: Labor EthicsAre sweatshops a least-bad choice for the third world? Brennan applies the foregoing discussion of political philosophy to the case of labor ethics.14 min
- Introduction to Political Philosophy: 9: Immigration RightsWhat are the economic and moral cases for allowing more immigration? Do immigrant workers depress native wages? Do they sully native culture? Commit more crime?16 min
- Introduction to Political Philosophy: 8: Democracy and VotingIs democracy a means to an end, or is it valuable in itself? Jason Brennan discusses democracy and voting.17 min
- Introduction to Political Philosophy: 7: Political AuthorityJason Brennan examines a key question in political philosophy: what, if anything, is the difference between the government and ordinary people?14 min
- Introduction to Political Philosophy: 6: Skepticism About Distributive JusticeThe libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick offered important criticisms of pattern-based theories of distributive justice and offered his own alternative framework.11 min
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