There is an interesting discussion going on at the Becker-Posner blog about obesity abatement. Richard Posner talks about the NY ordinance requiring that calorie counts of food be prominently labeled fast food restaurants: The significance of the New York City...
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Posted on August 1, 2008 5:21 PM • 7 Comments •
I wrote about my skepticism about libertarian paternalism before. Here is some more skepticism. Glen Whitman writes about one type of policy advocated by libertarian paternalists -- the opt-out program. In opt-out programs, you are enrolled in what the government...
Posted on June 6, 2007 11:03 AM • 0 Comments •
Ilya Somin from the Volokh Conspiracy has this post on a resurgent paternalism -- using as its justification new findings from behavioral economics: "Libertarian Paternalism" is all the rage in law and economics circles these days. To slightly oversimplify, libertarian...
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Posted on May 29, 2007 11:51 AM • 6 Comments •
I am not really that into online poker; I lack the patience to be truly great at poker. However, I have several friends that swear by it, and we were all quite annoyed when Congress decided to attach a ban...
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Posted on February 13, 2007 10:05 AM • 1 Comments •
This will never end. Ever. There will always be some yo-yo who feels it necessary to protect me from reality: First it was cell phones in cars, then trans fats. Now, a new plan is on the table to ban...
Posted on February 7, 2007 12:54 PM • 10 Comments •