Hoppeing Mad

Controversial Austro-libertarian scholar Hans-Hermann Hoppe (he developed the "argumentation ethic" defense of libertarianism, which claims that the very act of engaging in debate with another person implies acceptance of self-ownership and homesteading of property, making denying same an act of illegitimate self-contradiction), a tenured economics professor at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, is under fire for making references to the idea that homosexuals as a group might tend to have higher time preferences, and thus plan less for the future, than other groups. A student filed a formal complaint; the University wants to reprimand Hoppe and require him to give up his next scheduled pay increase.

The ACLU is on Hoppe's side. This Las Vegas Review-Journal article sums up what's happened pretty well; many of Hoppe's friends at the Mises Institute blog have been publically posting the letters of protest they've been sending to UNLV President Carol C. Harter.