Philosophy
The Political Philosophy of Property Rights and Distributive Justice
Quick fact
In 1974, philosopher Robert Nozick used basketball star Wilt Chamberlain to argue that any patterned distribution of wealth (like equality) will be undone by voluntary exchanges—if people freely pay to watch Chamberlain play, he ends up with far more than the pattern allows, and that's just, because it's the result of free choices.
Why this is interesting
You work hard to earn your money—but how much of it is really 'yours'? And what does society owe to those who have less?