June 27, 2012
Should Hate Speech Be Illegal?
NYU Philosopher and legal theorist Jeremy Waldron thinks so. That’s the subject of his new book, The Harm in Hate Speech. He summarizes the view in this short video. Thoughts BHLers?…
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May 09, 2012
Victory Through Lexicography?
Critics of same-sex marriage often argue that its defenders are guilty of seeking to “redefine” marriage. It is true that the term “marriage” has traditionally been applied, for the most…
March 26, 2012
A Paradox and 2 Sorts of Liberalism
In Kevin’s recent post, responding to Jessica’s prior post, Kevin discusses what he calls “the paradox of toleration.” There are actually multiple paradoxes of toleration. Arguably, the most important of…
March 23, 2012
Moral Fanaticism and the Hope of Public Reason: A Reply to Flanigan
My friend and co-blogger, Jessica Flanigan, threw down the gauntlet last week over the truth of public reason liberalism, the popular version of liberal political theory that I used to…
March 23, 2012
Hating the State and Loving Liberty
What follows was my weekly column at the Freeman this week and I reprint it here as the subject matter might be of interest to BHL types. Enjoy! Libertarians…
March 16, 2012
A Defense of the Unreasonable
I really enjoyed Kevin’s recent discussion of the ‘contraception mandate,’ particularly because his posts highlight a deep and important divide in political philosophy that I think merits attention. Kevin sketches…