Self-evident truths
Even children understand them: I have the right of education. I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right… Continue Reading
natural rights
Natural Law and the Giving of Justifications
In my contribution to the Democracy Symposium, I acknowledged that modern economic realities may well require more of our government than our Founders contemplated some 22 decades ago. CK MacLeod worries that, as a Constitutional Conservative, I’ve wandered into a… Continue Reading
Presuppositional Constitutionalism
Does the Constitution assume certain presuppositions on the part of those it means to govern? If so, what are those presuppositions? I submit the answer to the first question is yes, and explain the presuppositions that by necessity must be… Continue Reading
Why wealth inequality is not unjust, but power inequality is
In a previous post, I explained that one of the underlying sources of disagreement about basic economic policy is that first world economies are both theoretically and practically complex, and thus may be quite difficult to reconcile with one’s particular… Continue Reading