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December 08, 2013

A Libertarian Mungerfesto: In Five Parts

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels famously wrote “A Communist Manifesto” in anticipation of an imminent earthquake in world politics.  Of course, in 1848, that seemed plausible. A number of people…

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…

December 05, 2013

Stoney hearted libertarianism or bleeding heart libertarianism?

I recently had a discussion with another libertarian philosopher who thought “bleeding heart libertarianism” made no more sense then “stoney hearted libertarianism.” Needless to say, I’m not convinced. The issue…

November 06, 2013

Property Rights Are Kinda Different

Well, my next post was going to troll you all really hard by arguing that disagreements about sexual morality are reasonable. Then Bas had to come along and upset my…

September 02, 2013

Property and Authority: Reply to Huemer

Let me begin by thanking Mike for being part of our symposium. I think we’ve been able to get into a lot of deep philosophical issues and that the discussion…

August 12, 2013

On the Problematic Political Authority of Property Rights: How Huemer Proves Too Much

I believe that Michael Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority is the most persuasive defense of market anarchism ever penned. And as someone attracted to market anarchism, I’m proud to…

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