Artificial intelligence safety proponents and like-minded technologists believe there’s a significant chance that an advanced AI system will cause human… Read More
Whether reparation payments should be made to Americans who are descended from slaves is a fraught topic. But the moral… Read More
Again, it is absurd to hold that a man ought to be ashamed of being unable to defend himself with… Read More
Some people deny the reality of progress. Others look back and find even the idea of progress naive. True enough,… Read More
The fundamental difference between 20th-century dictatorships and our own today is ideology. Back then, aspiring despots could camouflage their thirst… Read More
In this second conversation in a series on cities (the first is here), Mercatus distinguished visiting scholar Alain Bertaud discusses… Read More
Is there a right to help people? It’s not a question that comes up often in liberal societies. More frequently… Read More
I was reading the replies to a question on Twitter once: something like, “What do you miss about being a… Read More
We’ve all encountered enthusiastic people who jump onto bandwagons of promising new ideas and harangue everyone else to do likewise.… Read More
Beyond a given point man is not helped by more “knowing,” but only by living and doing in a partly… Read More