I wrote this at Salon. I didn’t title it. So if you are going to complain about that, direct it elsewhere. Excerpt: But instead of getting into the nuts and bolts of whether the young can be swayed to enroll, I think it behooves us to take a step back and consider how utterly surreal… Continue reading Salon: Dudebros and millennials shouldn’t determine who gets healthcare!
Author: Matt Bruenig
Non-aggression never does any argumentative work at any time
Some libertarians (usually the dimmer internet ones) actually think that the non-aggression principle does argumentative work in favor of a libertarian theory. But it clearly doesn’t. Watch. Suppose I come on to some piece of ground that you call your land. Suppose I don’t believe people can own land since nobody makes land. So obviously… Continue reading Non-aggression never does any argumentative work at any time
My basic income calculator
I made this basic income calculator this weekend. I impulsively tweeted it out the other day, without explaining what it actually is. A basic income refers to a per capita grant of income to each individual. So a basic income of $1000 (within my calculator) means every single person receives the $1000, including kids. The… Continue reading My basic income calculator
Jason Kuznicki just makes things up sometimes
I don’t enjoy any debate that has to do with history or exegesis. But I found myself right in the middle of one such debate today that I found absolutely hilarious. So I wrote this post at Demos today. It’s a pretty vacuous post in which I observe that being economically insecure harms your genuine… Continue reading Jason Kuznicki just makes things up sometimes
Policy Shop Weekly Digest: SNAP, Poverty, Inequality, Power
I had 4 posts over at Demos’ Policy Shop this week. Here is a rundown with links: Being Able-Bodied Doesn’t Make Jobs Magically Appear. Excerpt: In the most recent month for which there is available data, July of this year, there were three unemployed people for every job opening. Focusing on individuals being able-bodied makes… Continue reading Policy Shop Weekly Digest: SNAP, Poverty, Inequality, Power