Spoonerisms

My favorite secular political philosopher, Lysander Spooner, had a birthday yesterday. He was a man to be admired, fighting the government on issues like slavery and individual rights, which you can read briefly about here. If you have the time today, head to “Meet Me Halfway” and read Vices Are Not Crimes, and No Treason:…

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The Morality-as-Law Zeitgeist

Why do laws exist? What does the government exist to do? Depending on how you answer these two questions, your entire understanding of the world and our society will change. I would like to take just a moment to explain what jurisprudential views I ascribe to, and why I believe it is philosophically sound. There…

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