Author: Matt Bruenig

I have always wondered why actually-existing libertarians do not seem that hot on Nozick. He is clearly the most intellectually talented libertarian in history. After some contemplation, however, I think that might be precisely why he is not as popular. Unlike the kind of libertarians who you see featured in jokish libertarian echo chambers, Nozick… Continue reading Robert Nozick buzzsawing other libertarian frameworks

My last few posts have all been dedicated to an argument that redistribution is a misnomer: there is no such thing as redistribution, just different distributions. In making that argument, I have insisted that we adopt a blank slate vantage point when talking about distribution. I think doing so makes discussions clearer because it does… Continue reading One last, short note on redistribution — I promise

Adam Ozimek of Forbes’ Modeled Behavior wrote a response to a recent post of mine. In my post — which had a follow up post — I argue that the concept of redistribution is a misguided one. There is no such thing as redistribution, just different distributions: So there is no baseline default distribution against… Continue reading A response to Adam Ozimek of Modeled Behavior