Power is a Shadow that Kills

Varys smiled. “Here, then. Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less.” “So power is a mummer’s trick?” “A shadow on the wall,” Varys murmured, “yet shadows can…

Rape, Work, and Friedrich Hayek

Yesterday in my inbox I found a message announcing an upcoming episode of Frontline that explores “the reality of rape on the job” for immigrant workers in American fields, farms and…

Rawls for Libertarians

My last two posts have explained what I take to be Rawls’s philosophical project and the main errors in that project. Now I can state in a relatively straightforward fashion…