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 ...

No one wants better outcomes for Black children than the Black community. So why does a powerful nonprofit keep speaking for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...