From the New World Bryan Caplan: How Libertarians Can Stop Losing Friends and Influencing No One
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Oct 3, 2022 
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Feminism Defined And Reassessed
- Bryan Caplan argues feminism's dictionary definition is politically motivated and fails to distinguish feminists from non-feminists.
- He redefines feminism as the belief that society treats men more fairly than women and finds complaints overstated after reviewing evidence.
False Accusations Tilt The Scales
- Caplan finds one real asymmetry: false accusations disproportionately harm men due to a dominant feminist narrative.
- He calls this imbalance the tiebreaker that nudges overall fairness scales.
Use Procedural Fairness As The Standard
- Define fairness in common-sense procedural terms: equal performance should produce equal outcomes when procedures are equal.
- Focus on whether human-applied procedures cause unfairness, not on natural bad luck or genetic differences.