April 16, 2014
“They’ll Mess It Up!”: Not an Objection to a Moral Theory
I posted some initial thoughts about lying to voters in a recent post. In my book The Ethics of Voting, I argue that most voting is wrongful. In the recent post, I…
Author: Jason Brennan
April 16, 2014
The Duty to Lie to Stupid Voters
I’m writing a paper for an edited anthology on political ethics. I haven’t started writing it yet; I’ve just written an abstract for their proposal. But the paper will defend…
April 15, 2014
Two Concepts of Rules and Institutions
One of Rawls’s best papers is “Two Concepts of Rules”. I’m going to discuss one aspect of it here. I’m assuming you’ve read the paper, or at least read a good…
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
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…
April 07, 2014
Democratic Governments Can’t Oppress Us Because the Government Is Us!
(Meme by Matt Zwolinski) I know Salon only employs fools and knaves, but I did not expect to see them publish something as silly as this: Rand Paul’s brand of…