Tag Archives: Financial Crisis

Pattern junkies and the financial meltdown

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 19, 2010

In an opinion piece for Forbes, legal scholar Richard A. Epstein draws attention to the political philosophical aspects of the financial meltdown: Fannie and Freddie didn’t design their horrific lending policies by chance. No, behind this lending fiasco lay the … Continue reading →

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Anthony de Jasay on the financial crisis

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 26, 2008

In his recent columns on the 2008 financial crisis, the economist and political philosopher Anthony de Jasay discusses a number of topics including the uninformed, sensational and self-fulfilling reporting of the mainstream media about the current economic climate, the non-trivial … Continue reading →

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The political philosophy of bailout

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on December 1, 2008

All politics is redistributive. Although this is often hidden from view through appeals to the social contract, democracy, and the common good, the recent attempts to reward unsound business practices with taxpayers’ money make even the most sophisticated appeal to … Continue reading →

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