Which is Worse: A Sweatshop, or You?

People say that sweatshops exploit their workers.  People say the same thing about men who hire prostitutes, price gougers, couples who enter commercial surrogacy contracts, payday loan operations, and people…

Free Market Fairness

I’d like to introduce you to a ship of the BHL Line that I call “Free Market Fairness.” As an institutional matter, Free Market Fairness proudly shows the colors of…

Vessels that Collide in the Night

This post continues the conversation started by the suggestive, subtle posts written by John Tomasi in his inimitable prose.  I find a lot of what John says appealing; my differences…

Ships of The BHL Line

In my most recent post I compared the moral status quo among political philosophers to a frozen sea. That frozen expanse separates, on one coast, libertarians and classical liberals and,…

The Moral Status Quo

Bleeding heart libertarianism (BHL) suggests a new research agenda. As I mentioned in my previous posting, I see that BHL agenda as having two main parts. One invites bleeding heart…