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…
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November 06, 2013
Property Rights Are Kinda Different
Well, my next post was going to troll you all really hard by arguing that disagreements about sexual morality are reasonable. Then Bas had to come along and upset my…
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…
October 31, 2013
Hayek on Hayek on Rawls
Obviously people on this blog like both Hayek and social justice. One thing we sometimes observe is that Hayek made kind remarks about Rawls’s conception of justice in Volume II…
October 25, 2013
On Being a “Regime-Approved Libertarian” and “Working in a Bubble”
I am an academic, working at a fancy, establishment school, who writes for academic outlets. One might say, “A-ha, Brennan is just an image-conscious guy, trying to win favor and…