Always make sure to read the prefaces and introductions to Nozick’s books. They’re fascinating. Nozick is smarter than you. If you and he had a live debate about something (anything),…
A question for my libertarian friends who think legalizing same-sex marriage is problematic because it extends the state’s involvement in the institution: Suppose everyone paid taxes to Social Security but…
I’ll write a more serious post tomorrow. But here’s a little lighthearted fun. Nozick is often interpreted as grounding his main arguments in Anarchy, State, and Utopia on self-ownership. People…
According to an email from the NY Times, The White House and Congress agreed to allow free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to move forward. Good. But…
I’m going to blog my way through re-reading Anarchy, State, and Utopia. Sometimes I will defend it; sometimes I will criticize it. Sometimes I’ll cite secondary literature, but usually I won’t. Here’s…
First, let me thank Matt for inviting me to guest blog this week. I know many of the bloggers here and am a big fan of their work. I also…