August 28, 2013
Michael Huemer Responds to Critics, Part 2
On Monday, I responded to Kevin Vallier’s and Massimo Renzo’s critiques of my book, The Problem of Political Authority. Below, I respond to Christopher Morris and Bas van der Vossen.
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August 27, 2013
The Problem with the “Even Hayek…” Problem
One of the topics toward the end of a recent week-long discussion of Hayek was the phenomenon we named the “Even Hayek…” Problem. This is when people criticize libertarians and…
August 27, 2013
There is no Second Law
The other night I was watching Burn Notice, my favorite spy show. Our long suffering protagonist Michael Westen had just found out that after he spent 7 long seasons trying…
August 26, 2013
We’re Back Here Again? Why Ron Paul’s Friends Matter
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…
August 12, 2013
The Problem of Political Authority – The Symposium Begins
As Bas mentioned a few weeks ago, today begins our symposium on Michael Huemer’s new book The Problem of Political Authority. The book has two aims: refute the main philosophical arguments…
August 09, 2013
Reasons for Open Borders
I suppose the readers of this website are more likely than most to favor open borders. But the majority of people are pretty strongly opposed to immigration. They think the…