March 13, 2012
Justice at a Distance
I have not been blogging lately because I’ve been working with Loren Lomasky on a book about global justice. Its provisional title is Justice at a Distance. Here are the…
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March 13, 2012
Why Liberals Must Oppose the Contraception Mandate
As many of you know, the Obama administration has decided to force religious organizations to finance health insurance policies which pay for contraception (and sterilization). The Roman Catholic Church (RCC)…
March 12, 2012
Bleeding Heart Ideal Theory Libertarianism, Take 2
Say one had a view about what justice is but did not see justice, as understood on that view, instantiated in the world. Would one conclude that one’s view of…
March 05, 2012
A Feminist Libertarian Dilemma
That the libertarian movement is full of dudes can probably be explained by a number of sociological factors, but there might be a deeper reason that libertarianism doesn’t have more…
February 27, 2012
From Capitalism and Freedom to Free to Choose — Milton Friedman’s defense of liberalism
Capitalism and Freedom was published in 1962 without much fanfare, though it has since stood the test of time. But Free to Choose was an international sensation when it was published in…
February 23, 2012
He Had Moves Like Jagger
While flying yesterday, I began a set of readings for a Liberty Fund conference on Bastiat (thanks Matt!). I haven’t read Bastiat in a serious way since grad school. My…