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...
[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...
this is a response to one of my more moderate friends in a private message. I thought it to be worthy of general publication, so here is a short excerpt. One of the main tenants of my philosophy is that we do not have positive rights but only negative rights. Not the right to have food, medicine or shelter...