Jeff McMahan has written a genuinely revolutionary book. He has uncovered a flaw in standard just-war theory. The standard view sharply separates the morality of going to war, jus ad bellum, from the morality of warfare,
Reason is man's particular and characteristic feature. "The Role of Ideas," Chapter IX of Human Action by Ludwig von Mises.
The Introduction to The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de La Boétie.
The downturn might eventually end, but with ever more regulations imposed on the system, we might find ourselves never again living in a vibrant and prosperous society.
As I see it now, democracy is not to the advantage of the demos, it is to the advantage of the power elite.
These are dark times, but the foundation has been laid for a classical-liberal renaissance. Policy after policy threatens us with short-run malaise, but I for one remain hopeful and optimistic.
