Citing Robert Nozick, Matt Yglesias argues that it’s incoherent to oppose redistribution for the purpose of equalizing people’s outcomes, while at the same time touting tax-supported efforts to ensure “equality of opportunity.” If the objection to redistribution is that people have strong claims over their own assets, then it should make no difference whether they […]
Entries from October 2011
Equality of Outcome, Equality of Opportunity
October 27th, 2011 · 13 Comments
Tags: Libertarian Theory
No Logo: Brands and Chains in the Age of Mobile Internet
October 6th, 2011 · 18 Comments
It’s no coincidence that the rise of the American chain restaurant coincides pretty neatly with the automobile’s shift from an aristocratic toy to a mass means of transportation. As society grew more mobile, a novel problem arose: As you found yourself routinely passing through areas you didn’t know intimately, how could you know where to […]
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