Publication of Michael Huemer’s lost works continues. Today, we have the 1992 Huemer-Caplan correspondence on his philosophical system, which concludes with my ultimately successful effort to convert him to anarcho-capitalism.
Publication of Michael Huemer’s lost works continues. Today, we have the 1992 Huemer-Caplan correspondence on his philosophical system, which concludes with my ultimately successful effort to convert him to anarcho-capitalism.
Aug 9 2016
I have bet Daniel Filan $100 at even odds that Gary Johnson will receive less than or equal to 5% of the 2016 U.S. Presidential popular vote. I hope to lose, since I (a) consider Johnson far less bad than either Clinton or Trump, and (b) think a high Johnson share reduces the risk that the GOP goes even further down th...
Aug 8 2016
Ramesh Ponnuru directed me to a Greg Ip article, discussing the strange new fascination with protectionism within the Keynesian community. A few decades ago the "dark underworld" of Keynes's General Theory had gone out of favor. Economists still accepted "Keynesian" models such as IS-LM, but no longer put much weight...
Aug 8 2016
Publication of Michael Huemer's lost works continues. Today, we have the 1992 Huemer-Caplan correspondence on his philosophical system, which concludes with my ultimately successful effort to convert him to anarcho-capitalism.
READER COMMENTS
Maximum Liberty
Aug 8 2016 at 4:14pm
Your mention of Trump Enterprises on page 13 of 18 gave me a moment of cognitive dissonance, showing how much context has changed in 24 years.
Alex
Aug 9 2016 at 12:45am
You do realize that Anarcho Capitalism is perfectly consistent with slavery right?
Thomas Sewell
Aug 9 2016 at 2:10am
Alex,
Only voluntary slavery, which… isn’t exactly slavery.
Compare and contrast to the current real life Venezuela “socialist” actual involuntary slavery promulgated by their government.
But it’s all for the greater good, right?
Pajser
Aug 9 2016 at 6:33am
In anarcho-capitalism wannabe slave-owner can obtain slaves on following way:
(1) Buy few children from artificially inseminated surrogate mothers.
(2) Raise children until old enough to sign the voluntary slavery contract.
(3) Forbid children to use slave-owners land, except for one very small space. Food is not included. Offer them to chose between staying on the small space, voluntary slavery contract and leaving of slave-owner’s land.
(4) Ensure that when child decides to leave, the neighbors do not allow trespass.
(5) Allow (and motivate) slaves to have families and children. Proceed to (2).
Glen Smith
Aug 9 2016 at 10:49am
@Pajeser,
Unlike socialism, at least there is a step 4 and you got to buy your initial slaves. 3? Well, even slaves traditionally could earn an income and have property of their own (sometimes including their own slaves). In any case, a huge reason slavery existed for so long in the US was that non-slaves could so easily move on. Partly because there was so much open land and partly because many people cannot be convinced that the act you describe is an act of trespass. Slavery in the US (and other places I suspect) relied on government support and the support of other states. While slavery is possible on a small scale in an anarcho-capitalist world, it is a key component in the alternate world.
Alex
Aug 9 2016 at 9:45pm
Thomas, in the middle ages you could become a slave as a punishment for not paying your debts.
Are you OK with that?
Also, in Anarcho Capitalism are you allowed to shoot someone who stole your bike?
A Country Farmer
Aug 23 2016 at 3:27pm
It’s a funny coincidence that you reference Trump enterprises in there!
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