September 01, 2013
A Note on Same-Sex Marriage and Social Change
Some readers may recall this post of mine from a few months back where I reprinted an older blog post from 2008 about why I thought legalizing same-sex marriage mattered…
Some readers may recall this post of mine from a few months back where I reprinted an older blog post from 2008 about why I thought legalizing same-sex marriage mattered…
A little over 18 months ago, I made something of a splash, not to mention pissing lots of people off and generating lots of traffic here at BHL, by writing…
Civil disobedience* is one of the easiest topics in political philosophy. Civil disobedience is at base the conscientious decision to break a law on the grounds that it’s unjust. It…
In this brief post, I want to discuss why promising or swearing to follow orders or to obey the law does not excuse people–such as soldiers or police officers–when they enforce…
In the face of new developments such as the NSA spying program and persistent problems such as the mass incarceration for drug possession or the drone program, many influential voices…
This post is my second reply to Robin’s defense of his piece in The Nation. It focuses on Robin’s reading of Hayek. It’s long, and for a reason. I want…