Neera K. Badhwar

When the government’s rules favor incumbent firms at the expense of current and potential competitors, we all lose.

Business needn’t involve setting aside all other concerns and purposes for the pursuit of profit.

Greed isn’t good.

Despite her disavowal of the label “libertarian,” Ayn Rand’s ethics provide a justification for libertarian political institutions.

To neutralize political opposition to libertarian policies, it is necessary to address the concerns driving that opposition.

Living well requires autonomy and reality‐​orientation.

Immorality often has bad consequences, for individuals and also for societies.

Showing respect for others means taking their rights and their autonomy seriously, not simply being concerned for their welfare.

Widespread tendency to defer to authority plays important role in the expansion of state power.

We shouldn’t deny situational influences on our behavior, but instead acknowledge them and use them as a further argument against big government.

Neera K. Badhwar explores how the distinction between fully voluntary actions and actions done under duress applies to market exchanges.