September 07, 2012
The New Theory of Justice
Modern political philosophers (such as Rawls, Dworkin, and others) have tried to reconcile the traditional liberal concern for liberty with the demands of distributive justice, the latter understood as a…
Month: September 2012
September 05, 2012
How Empirical is Austrian Economics?
Because many of here at BHL have an interest in Austrian economics, and many of our commentators probably have an interest in criticizing it, or perhaps don’t know much about…
September 01, 2012
After the Welfare State
The welfare state is a relatively recent historical phenomenon. How did individuals and societies meet the needs of the poor before its emergence? And how might they deal with those…