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Freedom at Work and Libertarians
Why are libertarians so afraid of governmental interference in personal freedoms but seemingly so blase about business or management …
Nov 11, 2009
2 min read
Musings
Contingency and Political Positions
I just finished rereading A Theory of Justice by John Rawls for a philosophy reading group. One of the themes I noticed is the attempt …
Nov 11, 2009
1 min read
Musings
Connecting Conservatism and Liberalism Through the Environment
My recent trawls around the internet have brought up some interesting finds that seem to cross ideological lines. A week ago David …
Oct 5, 2009
4 min read
Musings
September 2009 Review
A brief recap of things I wrote on during September 2009. I started the month with two pieces in reaction to rereading Fear and …
Sep 30, 2009
1 min read
Recaps
Harry Boyte on Beyond the Knowledge Wars
Harry Boyte, a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota, spoke to the Minnesota Independent Scholars …
Sep 26, 2009
4 min read
Events
Dane Smith on Smart Investments for Minnesota Students
Dane Smith, the president of Growth and Justice a local Minnesota think-tank, spoke to the Twin Cities Chapter of the IEEE Education …
Sep 25, 2009
4 min read
Events
The Persistence of Decline
Last Saturday I met with some friends from the Minnesota Independent Scholar’s Forum to talk about Dangerous Games: The Uses and …
Sep 25, 2009
4 min read
Musings
My Top 7 Scholars
My top 7 scholars: Donald Davidson. Reading “On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme” is still one of the high points of …
Sep 24, 2009
2 min read
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Rhetoric of Markets - Consumers and Choice
Another of my favorite economic-moral connections is choice. I recently talked with a friend about health care and choice and was …
Sep 22, 2009
5 min read
Musings
Money, Morality, and Ayn Rand
Back in March there was a brief media flurry over a libertarian rant by Rick Santelli. I was struck at the time by the persistently …
Sep 15, 2009
4 min read
Musings
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