property rights

Anti-laissez-faire Ideas since the Founding: 1870-1918

capitalism, Economics, Political Philosophy, property rights, socialism

Most libertarians would say that capitalism is dead in America. Many on the left would say that it is still raging. It’s ultimately a matter of what you define as “capitalism” (voluntary exchange vs. large corporation mercantilism), but we can be sure that the voluntary exchange aspect is killed day by day, and has been […]

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Rawls vs. Nozick: Rawls’ Theory of Justice and Some Objections

philosophy, Political Philosophy, property rights

In the United States today, the public debates about healthcare, Social Security, and the standard of living have reached a new level of prominence. While some of these dialogues pertain to already-existing, but purportedly failing institutions like Social Security and the minimum wage, more than ever the climate of public opinion states, “government ought to

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