May 31, 2013
More on Bleeding Hearts and Social Justice
As Andrew mentioned, both of us were on a panel about Bleeding Heart Libertarianism this week. Since he has posted his comments, and the blog has recently been buzzing with…
Posts filed under property rights
April 30, 2013
Eudaimonism and Non-Aggression
There are two ways one can go wrong with regard to the non-aggression principle (NAP). One way to go wrong is to treat the NAP as a rigid, out-of-context principle…
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…
April 16, 2013
Patents, Property, and Genes
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether human genes may be patented. The case centers on a dispute between a group of researchers and patient advocates and Myriad…
April 13, 2013
Who’s Afraid of Natural Rights? (Part I)
For my first few posts, I want to write some things about rights. I plan to write on human rights and on property rights in the future. But first I…
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…