May 14, 2011
Libertarian Radicalism and Health Care “Slavery”
Rand Paul thinks universal health care involves slavery: “With regard to the idea of whether you have a right to healthcare, you have to realize what that implies. It’s not…
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May 03, 2011
Philosophy and Politics
Many political philosophers overestimate the importance of abstract principles for the design of institutions. Most issues of the day cannot be resolved by a sole appeal to basic principles. Whether…
April 27, 2011
Libertarianism and Hegemony
My views on foreign policy tend to diverge from mainstream libertarian doctrine. Take American hegemony. Many people are predicting (usually with glee) the demise of American power (see, for example,…
April 21, 2011
On Self-Ownership
Self-ownership is the property right that a person has over her natural assets, that is, over her mind and body. As is well known (and nicely summarized in Matt’s post,)…
April 03, 2011
Libertarians, Argentina, and Labor Unions
I write with some trepidation. I come from a country, Argentina, which circa 1920 was the seventh richest country in the world. It boasted a booming economy, one of the…
March 29, 2011
Other Moral Values (Responses to my 3/15 post, Part IV)
This is the fourth and last post that attempts to respond to comments on my 3/15 post Some Values Matter More Than Others And Are Ignored Anyway. A reader (Mike…