March 17, 2014
Basing Libertarianism in the Harm Principle
This is the second in a small series of posts that explain a little of what I try to do in my recent book, Toleration. The first post is here….
Posts filed under economic liberty
February 23, 2014
Two Links
These should be of interest to our readers: Gregory Clark (UC-Davis Econ) in the NY Times about long term social mobility. One quote: “The fortunes of high-status families inexorably fall,…
January 08, 2014
New Op-Ed on the War on Poverty
I have an op-ed today at WSJ’s “Marketwatch” site that jumps in on the discussion of the War on Poverty. I make two arguments: 1. The War on Poverty has…
December 05, 2013
Stoney hearted libertarianism or bleeding heart libertarianism?
I recently had a discussion with another libertarian philosopher who thought “bleeding heart libertarianism” made no more sense then “stoney hearted libertarianism.” Needless to say, I’m not convinced. The issue…
April 24, 2013
Who’s Afraid of Natural Rights? (Part II)
In my first post, I discussed the argument that there are no natural rights because such rights are too indeterminate. In this post I wish to take up another kind…
November 20, 2012
Property-Owning Democracy
IN a recent Boston Review article, philosophers Martin O’Neill and Thad Williamson develop and defend Rawls’s ideal economic regime, property-owning democracy. Given that these two authors have recently put out…