March, 2006

America’s Poor and the Myth of Mobility

by Jacob Hacker
The Conversation
March 21st, 2006

David Schmidtz’s generous response to my initial posting both pained and pleased me. It pained me because Schmidtz misunderstood my opening complaint about the abstraction of his essay (which he is fair to point out is not only below the norm for academia, but also below the level of some of my own writings). My [...]

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I’m Not a Utilitarian, But I Play One on TV

by David Schmidtz
The Conversation
March 20th, 2006

Peter Singer says, “Oil would have little value if society did not provide the infrastructure that enables us to use it. Wealth does not exist without society, and the security that society provides.” I agree, and I believe in providing that security. Perhaps that leads to a point about inequality. But it seems more obviously [...]

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