Libertarians should prefer a carbon tax to most other taxes, since it is (a) a genuine attempt to address an externality, (b) more economically neutral than most taxes and (c) on a tax base that is bound to shrink, since the economy in the future will inevitably be less carbon-intensive.

Libertarians should prefer a carbon tax to most other taxes, since it is (a) a genuine attempt to address an externality, (b) more economically neutral than most taxes and (c) on a tax base that is bound to shrink, since the economy in the future will inevitably be less carbon-intensive.

Libertarians should prefer a carbon tax to most other taxes, since it is (a) a genuine attempt to address an externality, (b) more economically neutral than most taxes and (c) on a tax base that is bound to shrink, since the economy in the future will inevitably be less carbon-intensive.

Freddie’s post is emblematic. Global warming is not a precautionary issue, it is a moral one. The former lends itself to the balancing of risk and reward; the latter type does not.

Moralizing an issue reduces deliberative freedom by scrubbing out shades of gray. Too bad if the situation calls for an etcher’s needle; everybody around you carries hammers and chisels.

Freddie’s post is emblematic. Global warming is not a precautionary issue, it is a moral one. The former lends itself to the balancing of risk and reward; the latter type does not.

Moralizing an issue reduces deliberative freedom by scrubbing out shades of gray. Too bad if the situation calls for an etcher’s needle; everybody around you carries hammers and chisels.

Freddie’s post is emblematic. Global warming is not a precautionary issue, it is a moral one. The former lends itself to the balancing of risk and reward; the latter type does not.

Moralizing an issue reduces deliberative freedom by scrubbing out shades of gray. Too bad if the situation calls for an etcher’s needle; everybody around you carries hammers and chisels.