Judgments of Superiority

Another except from chapter 5 (“Politics Is Not a Poem”) of Against Democracy. Thomas Christiano bases an argument for the duty to…

Arbitrary vs. Non-Arbitrary Grounds for Political Inequality

From Against Democracy. Many take it as an unquestionable, non-negotiable axiom that everyone ought not to have an equal share of political power. Unequal political power is a marker of…

The UBI in Non-Ideal Theory and Ideal Theory

Phil Magness has complained, at length, on Facebook that proponents of a universal basic income (UBI) like myself have failed to grasp with various “public choice” problems that would surely…

Religious Toleration Generalized: A Quick Case for Public Reason Liberalism

I’m busy writing a book defending public reason liberalism, which explains my blogging hiatus. J can blog and write books at the same time; that has proven hard for me. So I’ll…

The NAP is Back!

A little over three years ago, I published an essay entitled, “Six Reasons Libertarians Should Reject the Non-Aggression Principle.” That essay kicked off a spirited debate, with notable responses from…

April 20, 2016

Trivial Rights Infringements: They’re Not Just A Problem For Libertarians

As discussed before on BHL, David Sobel offers a powerful objection to self-ownership. If we may not infringe on a person’s self-ownership rights, then a huge number of seemingly innocuous…

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August 11, 2016