December 04, 2018

Some Links

I’m interviewed about In Defense of Openness at the Libertarian Christian Podcast. “When the State Is Unjust, Citizens May Use Justifiable Violence“: An introduction to my forthcoming book When All Else Fails…

November 20, 2018

Bad Arguments for Democracy #2: No External Standards

People disagree about the facts, about principles of justice, about the principles of political economy, and so on. Therefore, it is illegitimate to make reference to an external, objective standard…

November 16, 2018

Any BHL readers in Amsterdam?

If so, hope to see you here. Jos de Beus Lecture 2018 by Prof. Jacob T. Levy (McGill) Date & time: Monday 19 November 2018, 17.00-19.00 hrs. Location: VOC-room, Bushuis,…

November 15, 2018

Bad Arguments for Democracy #1: Local Knowledge/Misusing Hayek

Let’s begin a short series on some of the bad arguments democratic theorists commonly make. Today’s bad argument: The local knowledge argument. Democratic theorists know that libertarians tend to be meh…

November 14, 2018

Public Deliberation as Pre-Meditated Injustice

Bob catches his wife cheating on him. He murders her right then, in heat of the moment. This is of course unjust. But suppose he instead plots revenge over the…

November 05, 2018

Bombs, rhetorical and otherwise

Political speech inspires belief, and action. This shouldn’t be controversial, but it is. Assassination attempts against public figures who have been singled out for abuse by President Trump, and the…