Some links: John Hasnas, “Is There a Moral Duty to Obey the Law?” Social Philosophy and Policy Vol. 30, Winter 2013. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&pdftype=1&fid=9167194&jid=SOY&volumeId=30&issueId=1-2&aid=9167191 Hasnas says that “For most of my intellectual…
In my third and final post on the political economy of Westeros, I want to address a question that has bothered me about A Song of Ice and Fire since…
I have a piece on CNN today about whether we should follow Scotland and let 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds vote. It’s a subversive piece. It’s easy to read it as advocating that…
The right of self-determination, despite the stirring rhetoric of its advocates, is profoundly illiberal. It is not a right against a state but a right to a state. It is…
The majority of Scots voted against secession. Was that good or bad? I dunno. But I want to discuss, briefly, whether we should see this as a gain or loss…
Info on the next Molinari Society panel: Eastern APA, Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Monday, 29 December 2014: Molinari Society, 1:30-4:30 p.m. [GIX-3, location TBA]: Libertarianism and Privilege chair: Roderick T. Long…