May 14, 2013
Libertarians and Human Rights
In a recent post, Bas van der Vossen urges libertarians to think more about human rights. I agree, so I write this commentary in the spirit of a friendly amendment….
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May 14, 2013
Smith v. Zwolinski Part 5
Smith writes, Unless we accept Zwolinski and his fellow Bleeding Hearts as the final arbiters in this matter, we will need clearly defined criteria by which we can identify legitimate exceptions to…
May 13, 2013
On Robin’s Tenuous Connection between Nietzsche and Hayek
The Nation has just published a piece by BHL’s old friend Corey Robin where Robin tries to draw a significant connection between Austrian economics’ view of economic value and Nietzsche’s…
May 12, 2013
Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness: Eudaimonism and Modified Rothbardianism versus Public Reason
In “Starving for Virtue? Eudaimonism and Public Reason versus Rothbardianism,” Kevin V. continues to defend the compatibility of public-reason liberalism with eudaimonism. I continue to dissent. Death Before Dishonour Let’s…
May 09, 2013
Libertarian Human Rights?
Some of my academic work deals with international issues. As a result, I read a lot about the philosophy of human rights. It’s hard to read this literature without noticing…
May 08, 2013
Why I Am Not an Anarchist
My contribution to the Liberty Matters symposium on Gustave de Molinari is now up. Since Molinari’s greatest claim to fame is as the father of anarcho-capitalism, and since my fellow…