January 15, 2014
The Spirit of Anti-Neutralism
I’m a liberal neutralist. I think that if we must have politics, governments should try insofar as possible to avoid promoting one conception of the good and right, worldviews, religions,…
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January 01, 2014
The New York Times vs Religious Freedom
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued a stay against the federal government from imposing the contraception mandate on Little Sisters of the Poor, perhaps the most famous non-profit challenger…
December 02, 2013
Hobby Lobby and a Public Reason Approach to Religious Exemptions
Given the minor firestorm set off by my Hobby Lobby post, I take it our readers are interested in the issues. If you’re interested in the legal issues background for…
November 20, 2013
Sufficientarian Liberalism
A common thread on this blog is the thought that free markets are preferable to various forms of state intervention if our aims are, not only to achieve prosperity, but…
November 07, 2013
Some Quick Final Thoughts
A few quick responses to Kevin’s very interesting reply to my criticisms of his views. First, and for the record, my posts did not mention public justification, internalism, or externalism…
November 04, 2013
Why Thinking About Property Matters
In my previous post, I highlighted some of what I think are the mistaken arguments about property Kevin offered on this blog. My reason for writing that post was not…