Murray Rothbard’s obscure case for the obvious
Libertarians are not doing themselves a favor by taking on the burden of proof to argue for something that most people take for granted. Bryan Caplan makes a similar point about Murray Rothbard’s defense of “libertarian rights:”
I object that anything that people do is ipso facto “natural,” so there’s no way you’re going to get [...]
Market fundamentalism
A recent trend in progressive thinking is to accuse opponents of “market fundamentalism.” That seems to be a smart rhetorical tactic because a) it rides on the wave of concerns about any kind of fundamentalism, and b) the phrase appeals to people’s reasonableness. After all, if two ways of “organizing society” are available, only a [...]
L.A. Rollins’ case against natural rights
Nine-Banded Books has done the world a great favor in publishing a new edition of L.A. Rollins’ The Myth of Natural Rights. Although one could argue that in one sense it is a mixed blessing because it indicates that there is still a need for such a book. While the idea of natural rights seems [...]
Singularity economics and the future of money
On his website, Robin Hanson discusses an unfilled niche in economics which he calls the “economics of science fiction” or “economics of future technology.” Another modern phrase would be “Singularity economics.” Hanson describes the economics of science fiction as the:
“economic analysis of the sorts of assumptions typically explored in science fiction. It is distinguished from [...]
Depressed Metabolism- Hostility of organized “skeptics” toward cryonics
- The theological orientation of philosophy
- Ten ways to avoid being the next cryonics legal case
- Ben Best on the feasibility of cryonics at SENS3
- Robert Ettinger on cryonics and research
- How to protect yourself
- The ethics of cryonics interference
- Biological enhancement and evolution
- The science of personal survival
- The case for cryonics