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May Day? Pretty Bad

By On May 2, 2012 · 83 Comments · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Current Events, Libertarianism, Liberty, Uncategorized

I was not planning to blog about this, but I must take the pen to support Ilya Somin and Jason Brennan against their critics, in particular fellow blogger Roderick Long (whose work I admire.) Unlike Rod and those he [...]

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The Conversation at Cato Unbound

By On April 30, 2012 · 6 Comments · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Libertarianism, Social Justice

My final contribution to the conversation at Cato Unbound is now up.

Here, from the Cato Unbound site, is the complete index of the discussion. Peruse at your leisure!

Lead Essay A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarianism by Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi
Matt [...]

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A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought – Herbert Spencer

By On November 16, 2011 · 33 Comments · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Academic Philosophy, Libertarianism, Social Justice

If you’re like most people, then the one thing you probably think you know about Herbert Spencer is that he was a “Social Darwinist.”  And that one thing is wrong.

Libertarians like George Smith and Roderick Long (over and over again) have long defended [...]

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A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought – John Locke

By On April 18, 2011 · 33 Comments · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Academic Philosophy, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Social Justice

Few political philosophers have had an influence comparable to that of John Locke.  In his own time, he was a revolutionary whose ideas ultimately triumphed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 with the overthrow of King James II.   And not too long after his death, his ideas would have tremendous influence in the American [...]

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A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought – Introduction

By On April 11, 2011 · 3 Comments · In A Bleeding Heart History of Libertarian Thought, Libertarianism, Social Justice

As I mentioned a little while ago, one of my plans for this blog is an occasional series on the history of libertarian thought.  I’m working on the first post now – on John Locke – and expect to put it up within the next week.  But before I get started with the series itself, [...]

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