August 05, 2013
Sumner, Social Darwinism, and Social Justice
My series on William Graham Sumner at Libertarianism.org is now complete. I blogged here about the first two posts a couple of weeks ago. The last two posts went up…
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July 31, 2013
The United States is not a Police State
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…
July 30, 2013
Libertarian Populism and Libertarian Cosmopolitanism
Paul Krugman thinks libertarian populism is bunk. So bunk, in fact, that he didn’t feel the need to actually tell his readers what it is. Presumably, associating it with the…
July 30, 2013
Rousseau’s Challenge to Libertarianism
In my teaching prep for my political philosophy course this fall, I’ve been rereading Rousseau and I’ve run across a passage that articulates a concern that moved me away from…
July 25, 2013
The Liberty Movement has a Woman Problem
Check out this article, written in response to this article at Screwie Lewie’s website. Quoting from the latter: Resegregation by sex, which would be both cheap and easy, is probably…
July 19, 2013
New SEP Entry on Thomas Paine
I was surprised – and pleased – to learn yesterday that the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has a new entry up on Thomas Paine. The entry came as a surprise because,…