I have a new working paper at SSRN on the role of unsupervised childhood play in enabling children to learn the skills and attitudes central to democracy and liberalism. It…
Virtually everyone abhors the crimes committed by radical Islamists. However, it is difficult these days to criticize Muslim practices that fall short of terrorist violence. These practices include, among others,…
I’m very pleased to say that I’ll be delivering the Plenary Address at the 9th Annual Conference of the Felician Institute for Ethics and Public Affairs this Saturday. I’ll be…
International lawyers often invoke a rule dubbed “Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources [hereinafter PSNR]. The rule reads : “The right of peoples and nations to permanent sovereignty over their natural…
Here is a handy dandy list of the main arguments I’ve encountered for compulsory voting. Alas, none are sound. Also, two arguments against compulsory voting, both of which are sound….
Recently, Obama advocated compulsory voting in a town hall meeting in Ohio. Since I decisively refuted the case for compulsory voting last year, I take it Obama doesn’t read the…