There is no Second Law

The other night I was watching Burn Notice, my favorite spy show. Our long suffering protagonist Michael Westen had just found out that after he spent 7 long seasons trying…

We Should Not Intervene in Syria

As some of you may know, I have long argued that humanitarian intervention is morally and legally permissible (see here). I stand by those arguments, and that is why I…

Does a Stronger Military Make Us Safer?

That’s the topic of debate between our friend Bryan Caplan and Jan Ting of Temple University. Watch the clip above for a brief taste, or watch the whole debate here.

Some Principles

Recent events in the Middle East have prompted vigorous exchanges on this site. Definitive judgments regarding these matters depend on detailed historical analysis; and engaging in historical inquiry is not…

November 24, 2012

Libertarianism, Self-Defense, and Innocent Shields

Suppose A is unjustly attacking V, and using I as an “innocent shield.” In other words, A has positioned himself (or I) in such a way as to make it…

November 23, 2012

Let’s Talk Fundamentals: Israel is Not The Problem and Israel Does Not Have The Solution

[Editor’s Note: In the interest of continuing and deepening our discussion of issues pertaining to the current conflict in Gaza, and of the implications of libertarian thought for issues of foreign…

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August 27, 2013