May 30, 2014
A New Essay on Libertarianism and Pollution
A little over a year ago, I published a short essay on libertarianism and pollution at Libertarianism.org. Today I have a new one. It’s much longer – about 8,500 words as opposed…
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May 30, 2014
Thomas Piketty’s Problematic Political Philosophy Part I: Normative Arguments
This is the first in five posts that subject the normative claims in Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century to critical scrutiny. There have been many, many criticisms of his…
May 26, 2014
The Piketty Affair and Confirmation Bias
The debate about Piketty’s book remains unabated (see Steve Horwitz’s and Bas van der Vossen’s posts and references therein.) I cannot contribute to this debate because (with the exception of…
May 05, 2014
New Textbook in Political Philosophy
The second edition of my textbook, Arguing About Political Philosophy, is being published this week by Routledge. The table of contents and lots of more info is available at the publisher’s site here….
May 03, 2014
Call for Abstracts: Libertarianism and Privilege
Call for Abstracts for the Molinari Society’s Year 11 Symposium to be held in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division meeting, December 27-30, 2014, in Philadelphia. Symposium Topic:…
April 29, 2014
Libertarian Hooliganism and Vulcanism
Another question to ponder: Are libertarian Hooligans good or bad? I define “Hooligan” below. The question is deliberately imprecise–you can make it more precise when you answer it. In Against…