July 01, 2014
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby: Modest Progress Towards Justice
My view: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby brings US law closer to justice, legitimacy and liberty. I don’t agree with Jacob’s (seeming) argument to the contrary. I. My Take in More…
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June 11, 2014
Abolish the (NBA) Draft!
(Disclaimer: this post has nothing to with politics, but as you’ll see, it does connect to issues of fairness and freedom. I’m just hoping that some BHL readers are sports…
May 07, 2014
Political Libertarianism: Between Thick and Thin
I have weighed in on the thick-thin libertarian controversy before, but since the libertarian social media sphere has erupted over the matter over the last few months, I thought I’d…
May 05, 2014
The Nirvana Approach to Paternalism
As someone who leans utilitarian, I often find myself saying the following: “I support Program P in principle but not in practice.” Paternalistic policies, i.e., policies that interfere with people’s…
April 29, 2014
On Ukraine
As expected, libertarians are divided over Ukraine. I don’t know if the Western sanctions currently planned against Russia are indicated or effective. But I emphatically reject the notion that Ukraine…
April 21, 2014
Who Owns the Land?
A topical issue in the global justice literature is territory. Mainstream writers have taken the position that collective entities, including states, are the ultimate title holders of land and resources…