February 11, 2016
First-Order Libertarianism, Second-Order Public Reason Liberalism
I’ve been asked a lot lately whether I am “still” a libertarian. One reason I think I’m asked this is that I spend a lot of time criticizing certain kinds…
Author: Kevin Vallier
January 19, 2016
Pluralist Contractarianism
Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom taught me a great deal of history and history of political theory. It also contains the compelling, historically and philosophically valid, distinction between two types of…
October 21, 2015
Opportunities for Collaboration with Political Christians
Some Christians put their Christian faith ahead of their political ideology. These Christians know the basic teachings of the Christian faith and attempt to follow their conscience, church teachings, and…
September 14, 2015
CFP: Policing and Prisons (November 1st Deadline)
Policing and Prisons: Ethical and Political Questions about Law Enforcement and Incarceration The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics and Public Policy will take place in Bowling Green, Ohio, March…
September 04, 2015
Bakers & Clerks: 5 Differences
Kim Davis, a county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, has refused to certify marriage certificates for same-sex couples. She has also forbidden her deputies from doing likewise. She requests an…
August 26, 2015
How Krugman Dehumanizes
I’m writing a book tentatively entitled Must Politics Be War? where I argue that publicly justified moral and political institutions allow people who deeply disagree about fundamental matters to live together well in…