You might’ve heard about political scientist and professor Charles Murray recently. He was the subject of a recent campus protest , and is also (in)famous for writing The Bell Curve . I picked up the most recent draft of his call for the creation of a universal basic income (“UBI”), In Our Hands: A Plan for Replacing the Welfare State . As a person who relies on government welfare programs (e.g., Medicaid), I’m skeptical of most libertarian plans for reform. However, Murray and his book surprised me in a very positive way! Unsurprisingly, Murray calls for the elimination of […]
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