New SEP Entry on Thomas Paine

I was surprised – and pleased – to learn yesterday that the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has a new entry up on Thomas Paine. The entry came as a surprise because,…

Percy Shelley – Left-Libertarian?

Most of you are probably familiar with Shelley for his Romantic poetry. But did you know that he dabbled in political philosophy too? Perhaps even … libertarian political philosophy? Check out the following…

Discussion Questions du Jour

Suppose socialism had never become anything more than an intellectual movement, i.e., that no actual regime came to power calling itself socialist and putting into place policies and institutions it…