December 07, 2018
When Non-Violence Isn’t Enough at Reason
Today at Reason, I have a longer write-up summarizing some of the main moves I make in When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice. Read it here. If…
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December 05, 2018
Javier Hidalgo’s Unjust Borders: How to Respond to Wrongful Border Policy
As Bryan Caplan says, a policy of open borders–or something close to it–is the liberal, libertarian, utilitarian, egalitarian, humane, economically sound way to double world product. Unlike many pie in the…
November 10, 2018
Libertarianism: Eric Mack’s New Book
Many readers of this blog will know Eric Mack’s work. He is the leading libertarian political philosopher. And he has just put together a nice new book explaining libertarian political…
September 13, 2018
In Defense of Openness: Excerpt
I’m pleased to announced In Defense of Openness is now available. Here’s the blurb: The topic of global justice has long been a central concern within political philosophy and political theory,…
June 21, 2018
Don’t Be Unfair to News Viewers
The Pew Research Center conducted a survey/study recently, in which they claim to show that most Americans cannot adequately distinguish factual from opinion statements. But the study seems poorly designed,…
May 25, 2018
The Case Against Education: Some Thoughts
My favorite book from this past year is Bryan Caplan’s The Case Against Education. Bryan Caplan is my intellectual hero and he’s probably influenced my views on politics and economics…