Volume 19

Number 4

Spring

2015

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Editor’s Introduction: The Basic-Income Debate

Michael C. Munger

A Philosophical Economist’s Case against a Government-Guaranteed Basic Income

David R. Henderson

One and One-Half Cheers for a Basic-Income Guarantee: We Could Do Worse, and Already Have

Michael C. Munger

Property Rights, Coercion, and the Welfare State: The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income for All

Matt Zwolinski

Skeptical Thoughts on a Taxpayer-Funded Basic Income Guarantee

Robert M. Whaples

From “National Socialists” to “Nazi”: History, Politics, and the English Language

Andrei Znamenski

Rawls and Bleeding Heart Libertarianism: How Well Do They Mix?

Nicolás Maloberti

Making the Case against “Price Gouging” Laws: A Challenge and an Opportunity

Dwight R. Lee

Public Choice’s Homeric Hero: Gordon Tullock (1922–2014)

Michael C. Munger

Book Reviews

No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

By Glenn Greenwald
Reviewed by
Michael C. Munger

The Classical Liberal Constitution: The Uncertain Quest for Limited Government

By Richard A. Epstein
Reviewed by
James W. Ely, Jr.

Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit

By Charles W. Calomiris and Stephen H. Haber
Reviewed by
Philip R. P. Coelho

The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America

By Frank Buckley
Reviewed by
Ilya Somin

The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System

By David Skarbek
Reviewed by
Daniel J. D’Amico

Etceteras

Compassion—a Critical Factor for Attaining and Maintaining a Free Society

Robert Higgs, Elizabeth Bernard Higgs

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