Philosopher, Bleeding Heart Libertarian. Co-author: The Individualists (Princeton, 2023) and Universal Basic Income: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford, 2023)
Nov 29, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Lately, the @LPNational has been saying that the American regime is a greater threat to liberty than China, or Russia, or whatever.
But libertarianism has always been a universalist creed, holding that all people everywhere are entitled to equal liberty. [1/3]
What’s the alternative?
Only my liberty matters? (Egoism)
Only the liberty of people who live in the same country as me matters? (Nationalism)
Neither of these are an attractive basis for libertarianism. [2/3]
Nov 29, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
California has announced a series of #BasicIncome pilot projects, including one that will provide $750 per month to young adults leaving the foster care system.
This is a good idea. Here’s why. 🧵 cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/Pre…
First, though, this obviously isn’t a true UBI. And it’s not going to tell us much of value about how a permanent, large-scale UBI would work. For a helpful discussion of the limits of pilots, see this excellent book by @KarlWiderquist.
