See What You Want To See
The usually excellent Glenn Greenwald has written a very poorly argued tirade against the influence of Wall Street money in national politics.
It’s trivial to use this incident to support the exact opposite of Greenwald’s conclusion. If bankers are complaining that they haven’t gotten anything in exchange for their political contribution to Democrats, then presumably [...]
The Welfare State
Bryan Caplan eloquently summarizes the libertarian view of the welfare state:
I’m against forced redistribution, even to help the deserving poor. Still, unless you buy the whole libertarian package, I understand taxing the rich to help the poor. What I can’t understand is taxing everyone to help everyone. Means-tested programs like TANF and Medicaid aren’t crazy; [...]
