I’m guest blogging for on Build, Baby, Build for two weeks at Reason magazine’s Volokh Conspiracy. Here’s Ilya Somin’s kind intro, and here’s my first post. Highlight:
The point of the joke, on my reading, was not that libertarians were wrong to favor the privatization of lighthouses, but that they should make lighthouse privatization a low priority. For two reasons:
First, lighthouses are a tiny issue in the broad scheme of things. Divided by GDP, government lighthouse funding is a rounding error.
Second, the idea that privatized lighthouses would work well is speculative. Despite past experience and technological progress, we can't confidently predict that the reform will be a resounding libertarian success story.
You just have to flip these two reasons around to figure out what libertarians should prioritize. Namely: big issues with proven free-market remedies.
Today at 7 PM, I appear on The Yaron Brook Show live to discuss — and answer live viewer questions — on Build, Baby, Build, Open Borders, and more. I think Yaron and I will find a lot more common ground than the last time we spoke. Hope you can make it!
The next Premium AMA is May 19 at 5 PM ET. Ask me about my new book, or anything else. Want to participate? Become a paid subscriber. Already are? You’ll get an extra post with Zoom info later this week.
Have you heard of Próspera, the charter city in Roatan, Honduras? I’m speaking at the Bio-Contech 2024 conference in Próspera’s Vitalia district from May 23-26, joined by my Spanish-speaking sons, Aidan and Tristan. If you’re attending, please introduce yourself. Especially if you want to join my karaoke party the evening of May 25!
I’m speaking on “Build, Baby, Build” in Lisbon, Portugal.
Time: June 21 at 7:45 PM.
Location: Alface Hostel.
Finally, I’m delighted to announce that this summer, I’ll be a visiting professor at the Universidad de las Hespérides in the Canary Islands! My family will be living in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria from June 25-July 16, followed by a week-long conference on Lanzarote. More details on all my classes in the Canaries shall soon be forthcoming. ¡Muchas gracias al presidente de la Universidad de las Hespérides, Gabriel Calzada Álvarez, por hacer posible esta expedición!
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Oh man, Im in Roatan on Monday the 26th, just missed you by a day. By any chance are you staying longer? If so, would be nice to meet up...I speak Spanish as well too, can give your sons more practice.