July 31, 2013
The United States is not a Police State
In the face of new developments such as the NSA spying program and persistent problems such as the mass incarceration for drug possession or the drone program, many influential voices…
Author: Fernando Teson
June 18, 2013
We Should Not Intervene in Syria
As some of you may know, I have long argued that humanitarian intervention is morally and legally permissible (see here). I stand by those arguments, and that is why I…
June 15, 2013
What Global Justice Should Be About: A Preview
Here are the projected introductory paragraphs of the book we have (almost!) completed with Loren Lomasky: What do we owe distant others? In this book we offer a simple answer…
May 21, 2013
Barack Obama’s Political Philosophy
(Author’s note: this is a post about ideas, not politics. It is unrelated to current events. It simply examines the philosophical views expressed by our Chief Executive.) In a number…
May 14, 2013
Libertarians and Human Rights
In a recent post, Bas van der Vossen urges libertarians to think more about human rights. I agree, so I write this commentary in the spirit of a friendly amendment….
April 23, 2013
What Is a Terrorist?
In the wake of the Boston attack, I thought I would share my view of what makes someone a terrorist. Defining terrorism has proven especially daunting. The main reason is…