social justice

Social Justice for Libertarians? Hicks and Horwitz at Friedman 8

My friendly debate/discussion with Dr. Steven Horwitz about whether advocates of freedom can or should make common cause with the Social Justice movement. After the introductions by the organizers of the Friedman 8 conference in Australia, my opening remarks run from minute 1 to about minute 22. Then Professor Horwitz gives his initial remarks, at […]

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Social Justice for Libertarians? Libertarians for Social Justice? Or neither?

At the 24-hour virtual conference hosted by the Australian Libertarian Society: Stephen Hicks and Steve Horwitz who will offer their very different perspectives on the libertarian response to the social justice movement. Click to register for the “24-hour digital liberty marathon.”

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Bleeding-heart libertarianism?

Jumping into the debate about “bleeding-heart libertarianism” (Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi, Bryan Caplan and again, David Friedman, David Henderson, and others), which seeks to integrate libertarianism with social justice. “Social justice” is one of those vaguely-specified, usually suspect phrases, defined by one defender of BHL as the position that “the moral justification of our

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