July 13, 2011
Should Bleeding Hearts Be Anarchists?
There are lots of reasons to reject the legitimacy of the state’s claim to authority. But, as I try to show in The Conscience of an Anarchist, a number of…
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June 25, 2011
Libertarianism and the Right to Work
Right to Work legislation is in the news again, as New Hampshire Republicans fail to round up sufficient votes to become the 23rd state to enact such legislation. Over at…
June 08, 2011
Prison Break
Fernando suggests (below) that rather than complaining that “the incarceration rate in America is too high,” we should complain instead that “America punishes innocent persons” (e.g. drug users). Certainly the…
June 08, 2011
Judging States
One way to define liberalism, as I have previously indicated here is by reference to the normative principles of toleration it is committed to (as I suggested in that previous…
April 16, 2011
Poverty and the State
Apologists for the state often suggest that the state is essential if people are to be protected against deprivation resulting from accident, disaster, or injustice. I’m not persuaded that they’re…
April 12, 2011
Bleeding-Heart Libertarians for Redistribution
Libertarians ought to be in favor of redistribution. Especially ones with bleeding hearts. Not redistribution by the state, to be sure. A state with the power to redistribute wealth is…