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John Tomasi Rearranges the Deck Chairs on the Good Ship Liberalism
The number of contradictory positions associated with the words “liberal” and “liberalism” have led some to conclude that such expressions are now so unstable in their meaning that they lack sufficient...
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St-Hermenegilde, CA - October 13, 2019: Elections Canada Vote sign in front of a polling station (photo by Marc Bruxelle at Shutterstock.com)John Tomasi’s Free Market Fairness[1] has the intellectual...
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A Pathology of Democracy
Kenneth Minogue examines with learning and wit a mentality which he calls “the servile mind,” which accompanies the existence and progression of Western democracy. Minogue contrasts the servile mind...
View ArticleThe Poor Are a Gold Mine
St-Hermenegilde, CA - October 13, 2019: Elections Canada Vote sign in front of a polling station (photo by Marc Bruxelle at Shutterstock.com)A scheme by the British government to reduce unemployment...
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What is Social Justice?
Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag on 25 February 1848.Introduction Few terms have assumed more prominence in public discourse, especially that emanating from the left,...
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Social Justice is the State
In response to: What is Social Justice? Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag on 25 February 1848.Samuel Gregg’s essay, “What is Social Justice?” is an important reminder...
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Social Justice Theory: A Solution in Search of a Problem
In response to: What is Social Justice? Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag on 25 February 1848.What is social justice? Sam Gregg’s essay answers this question by...
View ArticleFriday Roundup, April 5th
St-Hermenegilde, CA - October 13, 2019: Elections Canada Vote sign in front of a polling station (photo by Marc Bruxelle at Shutterstock.com)April's Liberty Forum attempts to answer the question What...
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Social Justice and the Silence of Modern Constitutionalism
In this month’s Forum Samuel Gregg revives “the meaning of social justice in the classical tradition of natural law reasoning, with particular reference to Roman Catholic pronouncements about this...
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Law, Legislation and Liberty
Friedrich HayekThis Liberty Law Talk is with philosopher Eric Mack on Friedrich Hayek's 1973 magnum opus, Law, Legislation and Liberty. Hayek's significant trilogy distinguishes between law and...
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Escaping Havana
Una Noche captures a defining moment in the lives of three adolescents in today’s Cuba. It narrates the existential predicament of Raul and his best friend, Elio, seen from the point of view of the...
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Impoverished Pontifications, Part I
If there is one thing that religious leaders around the world seem to agree on today, it is the evils of income inequality stemming from a globalized economy. Pope Francis said last year in his...
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Obama’s Nod to Crony Philanthropy
In his January 21 column for Forbes (“Obama’s SOTU Surprise: A Break for Charity”) Manhattan Institute Vice President Howard Husock speculates that the Obama Administration may at last be coming round...
View ArticleShould Law Schools Pursue “Social Justice”?
St-Hermenegilde, CA - October 13, 2019: Elections Canada Vote sign in front of a polling station (photo by Marc Bruxelle at Shutterstock.com)Many, if not most, law schools proclaim that they will...
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Can Social Justice Be Rescued?
The book Social Justice Isn’t What You Think It Is isn’t what you think it is. The dust jacket of the latest from Michael Novak (with coauthors Paul Adams and Elizabeth Shaw) promises to rescue the...
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Up in Arms About a Coat of Arms
Harvard Law School, in abject surrender to student activists, is about to change its escutcheon because its design was derived from that of Isaac Royall, Jr., who endowed the first chair at the school....
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The War on Satire, Brought to You by Social Justice Warriors
Kunal Mehta/Shutterstock.comOne can be “woke” or one can be self-aware, that is, aware of man’s political nature. One cannot be both, and this puts SJW's beyond satire.
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The Declaration and Identity Politics
The Declaration of Independence (Mike Flippo/Shutterstock.com).On this July 4th, we should remember that the Declaration offers the outlines of a political morality suitable for all people, whatever...
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The Pro Bono Docket and the Legal Blowhards Who Exploit It: Part I
stock.adobe.comThe legal profession's pro bono obsession leads to the question, “who benefits?”
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The “Pro Bono” Hoax: Part II
(stock.adobe.com)The pro bono banner is calculated to deceive, even as it exemplifies the legal profession’s vanity and arrogance.
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