June 05, 2012
Reading Rothbard
As part of my research for the book I’m writing with John Tomasi on the history of libertarian thought,I’m re-reading Murray Rothbard’s The Ethics of Liberty. It’s a thought-provoking book, and…
Month: June 2012
June 04, 2012
Symposium on Tomasi’s Free Market Fairness Next Week!
Just a reminder that we here at Bleeding Heart Libertarians are going to be running a symposium on John Tomasi’s new book, Free Market Fairness next week, June 11-15. We’ve lined up some terrific participants: Elizabeth…
June 01, 2012
How Liberty Upsets Property
We might want to say a person has full ownership in some object X iff she has: A right to exclude others from using X. A right to use X….
June 01, 2012
Some comments on Bertram
Chris Bertram writes: What’s wrong with an employer saying to an employee (who needs the job, has bills to pay and kids to feed): “If you want to keep your…