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Three Different Ways of Using Force
Sat, Aug 23 2008 2:43 PM
So here's the idea: there are at least three different ways that libertarians generally think of coercive force, and I think they've been harmed by treating them as if they were essentially the same sort of thing. The first kind of coercive "force" is the use of someone else's property without their permission, or in direct defiance of their... Read More...
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The Pitch (a First Draft...)
Thu, Jul 31 2008 1:08 AM
On a fundamental level, political philosophy exists to pursue a better understanding of how society ought to be organized. So it is rather unsurprising that students of the subject tend to view themselves as proponents of a certain kind of social order: socialists, social democrats, minarchists, anarcho-capitalists, etc. And to some degree, within communities... Read More...
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Social Policymaking and the Libertarian Party
Mon, Jul 7 2008 12:43 AM
[It occurs to me that the beginning of this post is very poorly written, and does not convey the idea that I was trying to get across. I apologize. Feel free to read it anyway, but feel even freer to skip down a little until the next bracketed comment.] I take it that most libertarians acknowledge that society does need certain institutions and rules in order... Read More...
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Another Double Standard Between Governments and Individuals?
Fri, Jun 13 2008 5:07 PM
[Cross-posted...a while ago...on the parent blog ] So today was my first day at the Foundation for Economic Education, where I'll be interning over the summer, and I've already had some excellent debates; this is going to be a fantastic experience. Everyone seems really passionate and interesting, and I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot from everyone... Read More...
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