February 14, 2018
National Sovereignty and Immigration
Jay: “I advocate open borders.” Lots of people Left and Right: “What, you don’t believe in national sovereignty?” Jay: “Well, no, but even if I did, invoking national sovereignty doesn’t…
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February 01, 2018
Political Stability in the Open Society
John Thrasher and I have published an article in the American Journal of Political Science, “Political Stability in the Open Society,” that BHL readers may find of interest. If you’re interested…
April 03, 2017
Moral Philosophy Needs a Moral License to Offend
Peter Singer and Jeff McMahan, two of the most prominent moral theorists alive, published a column at the New York Times about the Anna Stubblefield sexual assault case. Among other things, they question…
March 09, 2017
Safe Spaces, Snowflakes, and my Man Crush on J. T. Levy
I’m sorry Jacob had to find out this way. But I have to come out: I was wrong, and Jacob was right. About “safe spaces.” Jacob’s piece was here.
March 06, 2017
Promises and the Right to Resist Injustice
I’ve been working on a project called When All Else Fails: Resistance to State Injustice. The thesis is of the book is simple: We have exactly the same rights of self-defense and…
February 19, 2017
It’s Not a Thought Experiment Anymore
(co-authored with Steve Horwitz) We all know the thought experiment. There are a million versions of it. What do you do if the Nazis show up? Do you hide your…