November 11, 2016
A Theory of Justice, Post-Trump Edition
John Rawls famously argues that we should think about principles of justice from behind a “veil of ignorance.” How robust would you like the protection of religious freedom to be…
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November 11, 2016
Healing Through Decentralization
Donald J. Trump will be the 45th president of the United States. He was elected in perhaps the most polarized election of the last 100 years. We have, more and more,…
November 09, 2016
Some Thoughts on the Election
I posted this on Facebook a bit ago and thought it was worth sharing here. Last night, we ate dinner at a brewpub type place in a middle/upper-middle class Indy…
November 09, 2016
Post-Election Post
Johnson, Mcmullin, and Castle all presumably took votes from Trump. But what would those voters have done if those candidates were not available? We can’t know. (If you think we…
November 08, 2016
Against Democracy, For Sale at Amazon
300 pages of cold, hard truth, only $23 at Amazon. Also, Philip Pettit and I are debating the question, “Is Democracy Overrated?” My first post. His response. More to…
November 04, 2016
Time for Political Disruption
The election is only a few days away. The most bizarre election in my lifetime, I think. The two major candidates are the most disliked pair of major party candidates we’ve ever…