February 15, 2012
Contractualism
I think the right political theory is some form of contractualism. In this post, I will explain what I mean by contractualism and address some common but confused objections to…
Posts filed under libertarianism
February 08, 2012
Social Justice vs. Self-Ownership: The Case of Libertarians Great and Small
I thought it might be useful to revisit the ongoing discussion about what makes for a Bleeding Heart Libertarian. In this post, I offer a case that I think will…
February 07, 2012
The Good in the Contract: A Reply to Will
Our discussion of the connection between eudaimonism, contractualism and libertarianism continues, and now good ole’ Will Wilkinson has joined it. Will makes two basic points in his post: (i) eudaimonism…
January 30, 2012
Peron on Libertarians and the Left
Over at the terrific Moorfield Storey Blog, James Peron weighs in on a subject near-and-dear to the BHL Project: “Why Libertarians Need to Talk With the Left and How to Do…
January 26, 2012
The Liberalism of Classical Liberalism
I want to thank Matt for the invitation to blog through the semester at BHL. And contrary to Steve Horwitz’s depiction I don’t roll my eyes at the phase “bleeding…
December 28, 2011
Libertarianism: Thick and Thin
A few months back, there arose a bit of a kerfuffle in the libertarian blogosphere over David Gordon’s review of Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch’s Declaration of Independents. For those…