April 10, 2014
Liberty in the Academic Journals
Keeping up with new articles in the academic journals can be difficult. Especially for those of us with an interdisciplinary interest in liberty, it often feels like there are just…
Month: April 2014
April 10, 2014
The Government Is Not Us (Democratic Theory Edition)
Jason has correctly complained about claims that we are the government. He cites a ridiculous Salon article, but here’s a nice example from President Obama himself: You hear some of…
April 09, 2014
Some Thoughts on Equal Pay Day
Yesterday was Equal Pay Day and my Facebook reposting of my Learn Liberty video on the gender wage gap generated a whole bunch of discussion both on the thread and…
April 09, 2014
On Begging Questions
I think the non-aggression principle is true, but sort of useless in an argument with a non-libertarian. It’s a conclusion, not a premise. Similarly, I think it’s true that we’re…
April 08, 2014
Welcome, Chris Freiman!
I’m pleased to announce that we’ve added another blogger to our rolls. Christopher Freiman, who recently wrote a nice piece for us on Vote Markets, will join us as a regular…
April 08, 2014
10 Questions Libertarians Can’t Answer, and Hope You Won’t Ask!
Libertarianism philosophy is like a cockroach that scurries away once you shine the light of reason on it. Here are 10 hard questions libertarians can’t answer. 1. Which Koch brother…