The foremost political theory lecture series in not just Washington, D.C. but in the country presents a civil, thought-provoking, and above all honest debate over gay marriage—between two openly gay men.
Libertarian Justin Raimondo rejects gay marriage, …
Over at Libertarianism.org, Matt Zwolinski gives six reasons why he does not believe that the non aggression principle can function as the sole principle of libertarian theory. His six reasons are that the principle:
1. Prohibits all pollution
2. …
The controversy over the nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense has reminded us how diverse opinion called “conservative” really is. Certainly “traditional conservatives” and “neoconservatives” have both become rather overwrought. And the president must be smiling while watching …
This will be my third and final post on Jason’s Brennan post entitled What Do Libertarians Think about the U.S. Constitution (based on his new book). In my previous post, I argued that Jason ignored the significant possibility that …
In my last post, I discussed Jason Brennan’s views of constitutionalism. Here, I want to address Jason’s claim that the U.S. Constitution was not intended to protect liberty but national power. I am not sure exactly what the Philadelphia …
Over at the Bleeding Heart Libertarian Blog, Jason Brennan has a post on “What Libertarians Think about the U.S. Constitution” based on his new book Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know. Of course, Jason does not speak for all …
James W. Ceaser, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia, has an excellent essay called “Four Heads and One Heart: The Modern Conservative Movement,” in his recently published Designing a Polity: America’s Constitution in Theory and Practice. …
Deidre McCloskey has a post entitled Factual Free Market Fairness, which has received a great deal of attention and praise, including the claim by more than one person that it is the greatest blog post ever written! McCloskey’s specific …
In my last post, I offered some responses to James Bruce’s critique of my consequentialist libertarianism. Now, I complete my response.
4. Consequentialism and Constitutional Rules: Next consider political institutions and constitutional rules. At the political level, this …
Last week, James Bruce wrote a critique of several of my posts that argue for a consequentialist approach to Bleeding Heart Libertarianism. In my view, welfare consequentialism – a more refined version of utilitarianism – provides the best case for …
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