Nigel Biggar, a recently retired professor of theology at Oxford University, has never shunned controversy, as the title of one of his books, In Defence of War , suggests. In this week’s column, I’d like to examine an article of his, “ A Christian Defense of American Empire ,” that appeared in the October 2022 issue of First Things . As you might
One thing struck me as especially odd about Google’s ban of LewRockwell.com from its advertising program. This was the claim that articles on this site could “undermine participation or trust in electoral or democratic process.” I suppose what is meant is that the site has published articles that suggest there was substance to President Trump’s
Steven B. Smith in Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes (Yale University Press, 2021) gives us an excellent example of a fallacious way of arguing. Once we see how Smith, a Yale political science and philosophy professor who should know better, falls into this pattern, we will get a clear idea of what the fallacy is and how to avoid it. The
Is there a case for an American empire? Professor Nigel Biggar of Oxford University believes so, but David Gordon sets him straight. Original Article: “Biggar Thy Neighbor” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism by Dan Moller Oxford University Press, 2021; xii + 326 pp. Dan Moller’s thoughtful book is packed with arguments, and in what follows I’ll be able to discuss only a few points of interest. The central thread of the book concerns the welfare state in contemporary capitalist societies. Moller is not a
Google says it can only tolerate “accurate” information and has banned LewRockwell.com from its advertising program. This position only makes sense if one makes some faulty assumptions about how information is spread. Original Article: “ Why Did Google Ads Ban LewRockwell.com? “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.
David Gordon reviews Dan Moller’s book Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism , in which the author examines the issue of a welfare state in a libertarian society. Original Article: Is a Welfare State Consistent with
The Prophets of Doom by Neema Parvini Imprint Academic, 2023; 227 pp. It was to be expected that Neema Parvini would give us an excellent book, and he has not disappointed us. Parvini is an outstanding Shakespeare critic and has written an important book on property rights, The Defenders of Liberty. In The Prophets of Doom , he discusses with
Escaping Paternalism by Mario J. Rizzo and Glen Whitman Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020 506 pp. David Gordon (dgordon@mises.org) is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute and editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies . This review was originally published Jan. 2, 2020 as “Why Paternalists Keep Calling Us Irrational,” at
Nigel Biggar, profesor de teología de la Universidad de Oxford recientemente jubilado, nunca ha rehuido la polémica, como sugiere el título de uno de sus libros, En defensa de la guerra . En la columna de esta semana, me gustaría examinar un artículo suyo, « A Christian Defense of American Empire » , que apareció en el número de octubre de 2022 de
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