I have been on a long trip these past few weeks. During it a woman sent me a thoughtful email explaining why she thought abortion was wrong. As I agreed with her premises, but not her conclusion, I decided to … Read more
Category: Politics
Understanding Democracy, part III: Democracy as a spontaneous order
I was out of town at our first “Cosmos and Taxis” conference in Vancouver, BC. Now that I am back I am picking up my series of mini-essays on what democracies are and why so many do not understand them.… Read more
Understanding Democracy II: Fallacies about majority rule
Understanding Democracy, part I: Democracies are not states
Sunday I joined some Bay Area libertarians for dinner and conversation at a Chinese restaurant in Berkeley. I had been invited as a result of one reading my chapter on libertarianism in Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism. At his request … Read more
What Libertarians can add to American life – if they take the time to understand their principles
New Discussion at W&P: How libertarians can make sense for Pagans (and everyone else)
The Pagan community neeeds to repudiate libertarianism as it currently exists
Libertarians argue North Dakota is America’s freest state and in doing so rebut themselves
The libertarian Mercatus Center at George Mason University has just released a report arguing that North Dakota is the freest state in the union while New York is the least free, followed by California in 49th place. Even … Read more
Starbucks and Capitalism vs. the Market
In my post “Capitalism vs. the market” I argued that while when the market was subordinate to civil society it was a source for enhancing human liberty, when it became independent of, and even worse, superior to civil society … Read more