September 14, 2016
Democracy and Freedom
I have a paper in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Freedom called “Democracy and Freedom”. It’s available online first here. Abstract: There seems to be an intimate connection between democracy and…
September 13, 2016
The Expressive Meaning of Democracy (Plus: Why Are Philosophers so Enamored of Semiotic Arguments?)
In chapter 5 of Against Democracy, I attack “semiotic” or expressive arguments for democracy. These arguments try to prove that democracy is intrinsically just, or epistocracy is intrinsically unjust, because of…
September 12, 2016
Some Links
I have an op-ed called “The Electoral College Is Anti-Democratic–And That’s a Good Thing” at Marketwatch today. “Are Adjuncts Exploited? Some Grounds for Skepticism” now at Journal of Business Ethics online first….
September 12, 2016
Grand Jury nullification
Here are two fictionalized cases where the arrested individuals were fortunately not indicted. Case 1. A young male stormed out of a court room after the judge indicated he should leave….
September 10, 2016
How Politics Corrupts Scholarship
I teach at a law school. It is quite common for legal scholars to switch back and forth between academia and government. In my discipline, international law, this has happened…
September 10, 2016
CFP: The Future of Work, Automation, and a Basic Income
Members and readers of the blog should find this of interest. We have our very own Matt Zwolinski speaking! Please send this to anyone you think might want to apply….