October 11, 2013

Most Public Goods Arguments are Bad

I sometimes report on BHL-relevant developments in philosophy journals, and I’ve just found a total gem of a piece that you should all be aware of. Philosopher Jonny Anomaly (yes,…

October 08, 2013

Is a Non-Ideological Political Philosophy Possible?

Political philosophers are often critical of “ideologues.” Ideologues are, presumably, those who advocate for a series of laws and policies based on a narrow set of political principles that mangle…

September 20, 2013

The Essential Relationships Between Duty and Coordination – For Boettke and Leeson

In this post, I give some limited reasons to think that classical liberals have to integrate a positive and normative conception of duty into an analysis of how to solve…

September 05, 2013

CFP: Political Utopia: Promise or Peril?

I don’t usually post ads, but we’re running a pretty darn cool conference out at BGSU next year. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Bowling Green Workshop in Applied Ethics and Public…

September 02, 2013

Property and Authority: Reply to Huemer

Let me begin by thanking Mike for being part of our symposium. I think we’ve been able to get into a lot of deep philosophical issues and that the discussion…

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…