Posts by: Charles Johnson
The Bold and the Desirable: A Prophecy and a Proposal
By Charles Johnson On November 16, 2012 · 24 Comments · In Left-libertarianism, Symposium on Left-Libertarianism
[Editors Note: This essay is part of BHL's Symposium on Left-Libertarianism. Click on the link to see the other essays.]
Left-libertarians are sometimes known to stick on distinctions and the definitions of words. We contest commonly understood definitions of political ‘rightism’ and ‘leftism;’ we question the terms used in conventional economic [...]
The Freeman Against State Capitalism
By Charles Johnson On August 26, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Left-libertarianism, Libertarianism, Social Justice
Bleeding-Heart Libertarians might find a great deal of potential interest in the upcoming month’s issue of The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty. I mention this partly for selfish (or at least self-promotional) reasons; one of the articles there — The Many Monopolies — is an article of mine. But if I’m [...]
The Molinari Society is calling for papers. Your papers.
In what may be of some interest to philosophically-inclined Bleeding Heart Libertarians: the Molinari Society (of which I am a member; hence the blurbing) is holding a session in conjunction with the APA Pacific Division meeting in Seattle, April 4-7, 2012. (The [...]
A while ago at BHL, Andrew Cohen took notice of a New York Times article on some recent political compromises in the U.S. that might speed the passage of three proposed “free trade” agreements (with South Korea, Colombia and Panama). Andrew takes notice of one of the provisions of the agreements — that [...]
Libertarian Anticapitalism
By Charles Johnson On August 18, 2011 · 102 Comments · In Exploitation, Left-libertarianism, Libertarianism, Social Justice
For most of the 20th century, American libertarians were mostly seen as — and mostly saw themselves as — defenders of capitalism. Was that an accurate view of 20th century libertarians were about? If accurate, is that a good thing about libertarianism, or a defect that should be amended and avoided?
Well, it depends. Specifically, [...]
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