August 19, 2013
Natural Duties and Political Authority
With his volume The Problem of Political Authority Michael Huemer has made an important contribution to the debate on political obligation and political authority. The first part of the volume…
Month: August 2013
August 16, 2013
On the Method of Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority
There’s a lot to like about Michael Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority. It repeats certain standard objections to the legitimacy of states. These are worth repeating since the defenders…
August 14, 2013
Compare and contrast
Sarah Stillman in the New Yorker on civil asset forfeiture. The officers found the couple’s cash and a marbled-glass pipe that Boatright said was a gift for her sister-in-law, and…
August 14, 2013
Michael Huemer on the State’s Political Authority
Michael Huemer’s new book, The Problem of Political Authority, defends two big theses. The first is that states lack political authority, and the second is that anarchy is preferable to…
August 12, 2013
On the Problematic Political Authority of Property Rights: How Huemer Proves Too Much
I believe that Michael Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority is the most persuasive defense of market anarchism ever penned. And as someone attracted to market anarchism, I’m proud to…
August 12, 2013
The Problem of Political Authority – The Symposium Begins
As Bas mentioned a few weeks ago, today begins our symposium on Michael Huemer’s new book The Problem of Political Authority. The book has two aims: refute the main philosophical arguments…