From the monthly archives: January 2012
Over at the terrific Moorfield Storey Blog, James Peron weighs in on a subject near-and-dear to the BHL Project: “Why Libertarians Need to Talk With the Left and How to Do It.” I haven’t much to add except my hearty endorsement!
Self-Ownership Theses
By Kevin Vallier On January 30, 2012 · 31 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Libertarianism, Rights Theory
In this post, I will introduce various forms of the self-ownership thesis, the claim that persons are sole and extensive owners of themselves and the fruits of their labors. In academic philosophy, libertarianism is almost defined by endorsing the self-ownership thesis. It is what unites philosophical left-libertarians and philosophical right-libertarians. But the self-ownership thesis can [...]
On Inequality
By Fernando Teson On January 28, 2012 · 40 Comments · In Current Events, Libertarianism, Social Justice
President Obama said in his State of the Union that one of his goals is to reduce wealth inequality, and advocated increased taxes on the rich to do that. His critics gave two answers. The first is that higher taxes will stymie growth, and the second is that the President is waging class [...]
This week is National School Choice Week. School choice is a subject we haven’t really discussed on this blog. But (at least in my own case), that’s a product of a relative lack of expertise, rather than a lack of interest. Bleeding Heart Libertarians care about the way in which freedom can serve [...]
I want to thank Matt for the invitation to blog through the semester at BHL. And contrary to Steve Horwitz’s depiction I don’t roll my eyes at the phase “bleeding heart libertarianism” but at the state of intellectual play in academia, and our broader intellectual culture, that makes the introduction of such an [...]
What Sort of (Libertarian) Consequentialist are You?
By Kevin Vallier On January 25, 2012 · 18 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Consequentialism, Libertarianism
Last post, I claimed that lots of libertarians are consequentialists. In this post, I want to try and state the kind of consequentialism I think most libertarians would sign on to if asked. This is the conception of consequentialism that is “implicit” in the writings of most (non-philosopher) libertarian consequentialists.
Let me be [...]
As I mentioned in my last post, I have a few exciting announcements to make about the blog. The first, of course, was that Steve Horwitz and Kevin Vallier have joined us as full-time contributors. I’ll have another announcement in the coming week.
For now, though, here’s another bit [...]
Political Philosophy: The Libertarian State of Play
By Kevin Vallier On January 23, 2012 · 32 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Libertarianism, Rights Theory
Hi y’all. Let me take the opportunity to thank Matt and my fellow cobloggers for allowing little ole’ me to join their ranks. Instead of me blathering on about myself, let’s get down to philosophical business.
Libertarians (academics, public intellectuals, pundits, bloggers and activists) tend to base libertarianism in two political philosophical positions: self-ownership and [...]
Thanks to being linked on reddit a few months ago, my LearnLiberty video on the gender wage gap is now close to 300,000 views on YouTube. The video was one of four designed to rebut commonly held economic myths. In this case, the myth is that women earn 75% of what men do [...]
It’s hard to believe it, but in a little over a month, we’re going to be celebrating the first birthday of this blog! It’s been a great year so far. And I have a series of exciting announcements to make over the next week or so about the future. Stay tuned.
For now, I’m extremely [...]
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