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November 10, 2018

Libertarianism: Eric Mack’s New Book

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…

December 11, 2015

Thoughts on Munger on Locke on Trump on Religion

Two replies to Mike’s post below. First, and less important: I am no longer persuaded that Locke’s “mufti” passage, or the general discussion of foreign princes, is meant to convey…

March 31, 2015

On Systematic Justifications of Private Property in Rawls, Locke, and Nozick

When students first learn about Rawls’s difference principle, they often assume Rawls intends the principle to be applied directly to every transaction. I can’t accept a pay raise unless this…

April 24, 2013

Who’s Afraid of Natural Rights? (Part II)

In my first post, I discussed the argument that there are no natural rights because such rights are too indeterminate. In this post I wish to take up another kind…

February 25, 2013

Blogging at Libertarianism.org, part 5: More on Liberty and Property

A few weeks back, I posted an essay at Libertarianism.org arguing that property rights necessarily restrict freedom. I noted in that post that I thought that property rights enhance freedom…

April 26, 2012

On Burdens, Community, and Provisos

First, I would like to thank all those commentators who responded to what I wrote in “Natural Rights and Natural Stuff.”  Second, I would like to clarify or restate a…

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