Historically, it is safe to say that very few laws did as much to stoke inequality as laws touching descents and hereditary transmissions. This paper attempts to see if the classical liberal tradition can endorse inheritance taxation so as to further fair equality of opportunity, as well as to...

Chapter 1. Four Concepts of Rules: A Theory of Rule Egalitarianism -- Chapter 2. Can I Have Four Strikes? On Pareto Superiority and Social Justice -- Chapter 3. No Malibu Surfer Left Behind: Three Tales About Coercion -- Chapter 4. The Fictitious Liberal Divide: Economic Rights Are Not Basic --...