January 27, 2014
Power Corrupts Again
As you’ll probably know, Robert M. Gates has published his memoir Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War. Many reviewers have noted the genuine respect Gates seems to have for…
Author: Bas van der Vossen
January 18, 2014
More on the drug war
You may recall my previous post on the extreme injustice of the drug war. To my mind, this continues to be the most important, easy to solve issue facing us today. So…
December 15, 2013
End the War on Drugs Now
Last week saw some truly great news: Uruguay legalized marijuana. The country is joining, and in ways now leading, what seems a growing movement towards saner drug policies around the…
November 07, 2013
Some Quick Final Thoughts
A few quick responses to Kevin’s very interesting reply to my criticisms of his views. First, and for the record, my posts did not mention public justification, internalism, or externalism…
November 04, 2013
Why Thinking About Property Matters
In my previous post, I highlighted some of what I think are the mistaken arguments about property Kevin offered on this blog. My reason for writing that post was not…
November 01, 2013
How Not To Worry About Property
A while ago, our own Kevin Vallier wrote some provocative posts on why he thinks rights to property are deeply problematic. Most libertarian types think that property rights are robustly…