[patternmaster]

Very odd article..

When looked to see the name of the author, I was very surprised to see economist Tyler Cowen

[chongli]

If you had read the book The Case Against Education by his George Mason University colleague, Bryan Caplan, then you might not be as surprised. That economics department seems to be a haven for libertarian thought, opera, classical music, and Renaissance paintings.

[patternmaster]

I did happen to read that book.

Still I don't see what beef a libertarian economist should have with voluntary donations to "ordinary" causes.