A great new post from +Trevor Burrus at +Libertarianism.org on economic inequality…

A great new post from +Trevor Burrus at +Libertarianism.org on economic inequality and living our dreams.

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Thinking About Inequality: Living by Our Desires Rather than Our Needs
The Occupy Wall Street movement has shined a spotlight on the issue of economic inequality.

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Working on a new post for +Libertarianism.org on the conflation of "can"…

Working on a new post for +Libertarianism.org on the conflation of "can" and "ought" in political debate. We often assume these are the same thing. So we say, "The government ought to make sure everyone has quality healthcare." And then vote for a bill called "The Quality Healthcare Act." But we (often) ignore the question of whether the government can do it. If the government can't do something (it lacks the tools, knowledge, etc., to solve a problem), there's no real point in even discussing whether it ought to do it.

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My first substantive blog post at the new Libertarianism.org

This one's a bit more about the endlessly fascinating (to me, at least) question of political obligation.

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Political Obligations and Paying Taxes
The question of political obligation is both one of the most interesting and the most neglected in political philosophy. Most philosophers begin with the assumption that we are obligated to obey and s…

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Libertarianism.org is live!

A huge thank you to +Evan Banks and +Jason Vines for all their help.

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Libertarianism.org | Exploring the theory and history of liberty
Libertarianism. Blog; Publications; Media. Liberty. It's a simple idea, but it's also the linchpin of a complex system of values and practices: justice, prosperity, responsibility, toleration,…

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