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…
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,…
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…
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…
Many readers of this blog will know Eric Mack’s work. He is the leading libertarian political philosopher. And he has just put together a nice new book explaining libertarian political…
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…