The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on paternalism, altruism, and the welfare state. Topics include:

• The key flaw in paternalist arguments for the welfare state
• The relationship between paternalism and altruism
• What’s wrong with studies that allegedly prove that human beings are inherently irrational

Other Resources

• In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice Is Unjust and Destructive — Peter Schwartz
• Peter Schwartz’s website
• The Debt Dialogues [Episode 11]: Peter Schwartz on Altruism

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