Should government "nudge" citizens to do what is in their self-interest? In his latest column, David Brooks runs through the arguments for and against "libertarian paternalism," summing them up as ...

In an op-ed in The New York Times titled "Three Cheers for the Nanny State," Sarah Conly, a philosophy professor at Bowdown College and author of Against Autonomy, dismisses principled concerns about ...

It is common for economists and neoliberals to argue for the use of relatively unrestricted vouchers in lieu of in-kind or highly circumscribed welfare payments. The rationale is that more choices ...

Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein, who advocates "libertarian paternalism" in his book Nudge (co-authored by University of Chicago economist Richard Thaler), worries about the consequences of ...

“You see that?” Richard H. Thaler asks as we ride down picturesque Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Thaler knows the route well. He travels it every day on his commute home from the University of Chicago ...

The Manipulation of Choice: Ethics and Libertarian Paternalism, by Mark D. White, Palgrave Macmillian, 150 pages, $19.98. Selling a big gulp Dr. Pepper can land you in court, but a Diet Coke is just ...

With Mr. and Mrs. Newsom soon leaving office, we encourage those running for governor in 2026 to back lighter AI regulation.

Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein teach at the University of Chicago and are the authors of "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness." The director of food services for a ...

Opposition to government paternalism wasn't always a conservative or libertarian thing. Indeed, the use of the word "nanny" to describe state interference in individual choices originally came from ...

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg recently proposed a ban on sales of sugary drinks over 16 oz., prompting an astonishing outpouring of strong pundit feelings on the subject of “paternalism” in ...

Paternalism-coercive or deceptive interference in a citizen's life for his own good-is much in evidence in our policies regarding the aged. Some argue that paternalism is an unwarranted denial of ...