Tag Archive for "Rights / Natural Rights"

Why Can’t My Daughter Drive a Tank?

Nov 4, 2014

Why Can’t My Daughter Drive a Tank?

When my daughter neared sixteen and got her driver’s permit, I had serious fantasies...

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Why the Right is all Wrong About Liberty

Oct 9, 2014

Why the Right is all Wrong About Liberty

Liberty is the concept that, for the last forty years, has been most often...

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Is Same-Sex Marriage A Natural Right?

Jan 9, 2013

Is Same-Sex Marriage A Natural Right?

I have been arguing that the notion of natural rights is incoherent and problematic...

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Abortion, Right to Life and Right to Choose: Both views have rights and reason on their side

Jan 7, 2013

Abortion, Right to Life and Right to Choose: Both views have rights and reason on their side

I was thinking the other day about the abortion debate that has obsessed our...

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Our Not So Self-Evident Natural Rights

Jan 3, 2013

Our Not So Self-Evident Natural Rights

It is a great paradox that even those who supposedly believe in and gave...

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Is The Right To Bear Arms A Natural Right? And Who Says So?

Jan 2, 2013

Is The Right To Bear Arms A Natural Right? And Who Says So?

Do we have a natural right to bear arms? Or is it some other...

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Is Private Property A Natural Right?

Dec 31, 2012

Is Private Property A Natural Right?

Most people don’t bother to think about where the conception of private property comes...

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The Aurora Trajedy and the Right To Bear Arms

Jul 21, 2012

The Aurora Trajedy and the Right To Bear Arms

I am continually amazed that the tragedies such as the slayings in Aurora don’t...

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A Progressive View of Liberty

Jan 3, 2012

A Progressive View of Liberty

Americans are particularly concerned with our liberties because we see liberty as core to...

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Natural Rights vs. Natural Responsibilities

Jan 1, 2012

Natural Rights vs. Natural Responsibilities

Americans are particularly concerned with our liberties because we see liberty as core to...

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