August 06, 2014
I Do Solemnly Swear, Or Maybe I Just Swear
It has long been a contention of mine that you could probably write 10 political blogposts and then just recycle them as needed since the same bad political ideas keep…
Posts filed under anarchism
July 06, 2014
From the Unthinking Depths
Mike Munger maintains that libertarians should stop being “reflexively opposed to government”; should recognise that “in some instances, it is possible that the State is useful for advancing liberty”; and…
June 29, 2014
iRad I.4 in Print, iRad I.3 Online
For various reasons (well, mainly money), the fourth issue of the Molinari Institute’s left-libertarian publication The Industrial Radical has been delayed for nearly a year; but today it is finally…
December 06, 2013
The NAP Isn’t a Knock-Down Argument for Libertarianism. On the Contrary, It Begs the Question.
“Taxes are theft!” Maybe. But that’s a conclusion, not a premise. Some people think it’s amazingly simple to argue for anarcho-capitalist libertarianism. They think anarcho-capitalist libertarianism follows straightforwardly and directly…
August 28, 2013
Michael Huemer Responds to Critics, Part 2
On Monday, I responded to Kevin Vallier’s and Massimo Renzo’s critiques of my book, The Problem of Political Authority. Below, I respond to Christopher Morris and Bas van der Vossen.
August 27, 2013
There is no Second Law
The other night I was watching Burn Notice, my favorite spy show. Our long suffering protagonist Michael Westen had just found out that after he spent 7 long seasons trying…