August 07, 2013
Property-Owning Democracy Reviewed
As regular BHL readers know, I did a big series of blog posts on Rawlsian property-owning democracy last November. My criticisms were a response to some articles on property-owning democracy…
August 07, 2013
Anthony Gregory on the Atomic Bombings
Here. It’s now common knowledge that Japan was looking to surrender before the bombings. The bombings were not necessary to save the lives of American soldiers, nor is it true…
August 05, 2013
Sumner, Social Darwinism, and Social Justice
My series on William Graham Sumner at Libertarianism.org is now complete. I blogged here about the first two posts a couple of weeks ago. The last two posts went up…
August 01, 2013
Sheldon Richman on How to Help Fast Food Workers
Here Excerpts: What workers need is greater bargaining power, and that comes primarily from having options. Unfortunately, the corporate state, which people mistake for the free market, closes off options….
July 31, 2013
The United States is not a Police State
In the face of new developments such as the NSA spying program and persistent problems such as the mass incarceration for drug possession or the drone program, many influential voices…
July 30, 2013
Libertarian Populism and Libertarian Cosmopolitanism
Paul Krugman thinks libertarian populism is bunk. So bunk, in fact, that he didn’t feel the need to actually tell his readers what it is. Presumably, associating it with the…