Liberty, Economics, and Philosophy

Animals, Argumentation, and Rights

Here is a Hoppe quote from The Economics and Ethics of Private Property that is relevant to animals and rights:

…while scarcity is a necessary condition for the emergence of the problem of political philosophy, it is not sufficient. For…

Argumentation Ethics, Libertarianism, & Culture

Replying to “Another Attack on Body-Ownership”

The author of the piece I responded to in “A Defense of Body-ownership and Parents” replied to my post, and I’ll be replying to his reply. First, however, I am going to write about a change of mind I had on parents’ and children’s rights before I…

A Defense of Body-ownership and Parents

Libertarians have long had trouble with the question of “Who owns a child and when do they…

Argumentation and Validity

The whole idea of validity of any claim, including normative claims, only comes into existence with…

Logic, Existence, and Argumentation

In this article http://steve-patterson.com/everything-is-grounded-in-logic/, Steve Patterson…

Robert Higgs’ Facebook Posts Concerning The Atomic Bombings

The Atomic Bombings and Liberty

My New Article About Mass Murder

I’ve put an article up on Altar & Throne about the atomic bombings of Japan and libertarianism. I have gotten either really positive feedback or really negative feedback, most of which is…

No, You Can’t Be A Friend of Liberty And Support The Atomic Bombings