February 13, 2012
Political Philosophy’s Fundamental Question
In this post, my aim is to identify political philosophy’s fundamental question. Yes, I want to attempt this in a blog post, so my answer will undoubtedly be radically incomplete….
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February 08, 2012
Social Justice vs. Self-Ownership: The Case of Libertarians Great and Small
I thought it might be useful to revisit the ongoing discussion about what makes for a Bleeding Heart Libertarian. In this post, I offer a case that I think will…
February 06, 2012
Libertarianism, Consequentialism, and Self-Ownership
1) Consequentialist Considerations Are Crucial for Libertarians In a recent post, Kevin Vallier suggests that libertarianism cannot be justified by either utilitarianism or self-ownership. The first is said to be…
January 16, 2012
Why Libertarianism Needs our Adjective, Jeff Sachs Version
Over the weekend, my good friend Pete Boettke wondered why it was necessary for us to call ourselves “Bleeding Heart Libertarians” when the whole history of classical liberalism (from Smith…
November 19, 2011
More on Talents
This post is a continuation of the long and rich conversation generated by my previous post. Some of the comments below reiterate, perhaps less artfully, some of the points already…
October 07, 2011
On the Wall Street Protests
These protests raise an interesting philosophical puzzle, identified by my friend and co-author Guido Pincione of the University of Arizona. If someone asks me if I support the protesters (assuming…