November 12, 2012
On the Edge of Utopianism
[Editors Note: This essay is part of BHL’s Symposium on Left-Libertarianism. Click on the link to see the other essays.] As Matt said in his post announcing this symposium, many of…
Year: 2012
November 11, 2012
Query For Left-Libertarians
I am puzzled by left-libertarianism’s prediction that a freed market will not contain a significant amount of “bossism,” to use Gary Chartier’s phrase in his BHL post. Alas, I have…
November 09, 2012
Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know at Cato
I gave a talk yesterday about Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know at the Cato Institute, with comments from Aaron Ross Powell (Cato) and Tom Merrill (American University). Video here:…
November 09, 2012
Further to Holbo
I’d recommend that people read John’s clarificatory post in comments– and would ask that we be polite to our guest! I agree that his main post below is a bit…
November 09, 2012
Black-Hearted Or Bleeding-Hearted? It would be irresponsible not to speculate!
[Editors Note: This essay is part of BHL’s Symposium on Left-Libertarianism. Click on the link to see the other essays.] Jan Narveson: “Liberty is Property … the libertarian thesis is really…
November 08, 2012
The Death of Principle
Four years ago, President Obama won the presidency while promising hope and change. Under George W. Bush, America seemed to stop being a country that respects freedom and the rule…