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Richard Epstein at Forbes

Richard Epstein, my old professor of Roman Law (Spring 2003!) has consistently hit bull’s-eyes at Forbes.com, where he seems to have become a regular contributor: The jaded Libertarian always marvels at how taxes go down when the interest groups that … Continue reading

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Applied Nozick: Finessing The Entitlement Theory

Richard Epstein uses Robert Nozick’s entitlement theory of justice to interpret the ideology behind the financial meltdown. From Epstein’s latest Forbes column:  Behind this lending fiasco lay the strong collective preference for the “patterned principles” of justice that Robert Nozick … Continue reading

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