From the monthly archives: September 2012
Welfare: Who Cares?
By Jessica Flanigan On September 29, 2012 · 31 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Consequentialism, Libertarianism, Liberty, Rights Theory
Some BHL types seem to think that welfare matters for its own sake. Recently, Kevin suggested that rights are justified by an appeal to the welfare interests they protect. On his telling, classical liberals and welfare liberals agree about the welfarist interests that merit protection, but they just disagree about how we should [...]
Our own Steve Horwitz sits down with Nick Gillespie of Reason TV to talk about Austrian Economics, the family, and Bleeding Heart Libertarianism!
For more of Steve on Austrian Economics, see his recent Cato Unbound discussion here.
See his collection of articles for The Freeman (including, sadly!, his [...]
Are Libertarians Unusually Selfish?
By Jason Brennan On September 28, 2012 · 33 Comments · In Book/Article Reviews, Libertarianism, Social Justice
Some excerpts from Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (which is once again in stock at Amazon). [Please excuse the inconsistent capitalization of "left". That's because I'm grabbing text from different pre-publication versions.]
First, a pervasive criticism:
Many critics believe that libertarians are unusually selfish people. They think libertarians are opposed to helping [...]
Libertarians have often opposed what philosophers sometimes call welfare rights, or rights to various goods and serves that promote or safeguard human well-being. These include rights to healthcare and education. Libertarians don’t like welfare rights because they appear to give some the moral permission to force others to provide them with goods and services. So [...]
In case you need a reason to come to San Diego in October… here it is!
Two weeks from now, from October 11-14, the third annual Libertopia festival will be taking place in San Diego at Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn.
A few of us from the blog [...]
Book Announcement: Anarchy and Legal Order
By Gary Chartier On September 26, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Academic Philosophy, Left-libertarianism, Libertarianism, Rights Theory, Social Justice
Later this fall, Cambridge University Press will be releasing Anarchy and Legal Order: Law and Politics for a Stateless Society (pre-order on Amazon). Here’s the table of contents:
Preface xiii
Introduction: Embodying Freedom 1
1. Laying Foundations 7
I. A Reasonable Conception of the Good Life Will Involve an Understanding of Both [...]
Announcing: The BHL/C4SS Symposium on Left-Libertarianism!
By Matt Zwolinski On September 26, 2012 · 11 Comments · In Announcements, Blog Administration, Left-libertarianism
One of the most significant developments in contemporary libertarian thought has been the rise of ”left-libertarianism,” a position which combines a (libertarian) support for free(d) markets with a trenchant (leftist) critique of contemporary corporate capitalism.
Drawing inspiration from the likes of Benjamin Tucker, Thomas Hodgskin, [...]
BHL on Reason Magazine
By Fernando Teson On September 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Book/Article Reviews
In his interesting article in Reason magazine Ron Paul: Man of the Left (p. 35) Brian Doherty says nice things about bleeding-heart libertarians in general, and John Tomasi in particular.
It’s been a bit of a glitchy week here for us at BHL. First, we learned that our RSS feed was malfunctioning, and had been for possibly quite some time. Then, in the course of trying to fix that, we ended up spamming friends of our Facebook page with dozens of [...]
Books in Oxford University Press’s What Everyone Needs to Know series take a question-and-answer format. They are intended to be advanced introductions, the kind of thing both a high school student and a college professor can get something out of.
Here is the final table of contents.
Chapter One: [...]
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