March 03, 2014
Toleration & Judging
My book, Toleration, is now available so I thought I would write up a few posts related to it. This first post will also be up on Polity’s blog. For…
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December 21, 2013
Three Stories
I When the guru sat down to worship each evening, the ashram cat would get in the way and distract the worshipers. So he ordered that the cat be tied…
November 29, 2013
In Defense of Hobby Lobby
I’m busy finishing up my new book, Beyond Separation: Uniting Liberal Politics and Public Faith (Routledge, 2014), so I haven’t been blogging as much as usual. But a new Slate…
October 17, 2013
This Post is an Abomination Unto Nuggan
I recently spent a long weekend in Seattle talking about Milton (the poet, not the economist) with friends and colleagues. (This is how I have fun. Don’t judge me.) The…
August 26, 2013
We’re Back Here Again? Why Ron Paul’s Friends Matter
A little over 18 months ago, I made something of a splash, not to mention pissing lots of people off and generating lots of traffic here at BHL, by writing…
July 22, 2013
The Solemnization of Marriage: Or, My Mom the Felon
The state has a long history of involving itself in the spiritual practices of its citizens. The English Reformation, the time period with which I am the most familiar, is…