Natural Responsibilities

Volkswagen Cheating, Peanut Butter Salmonella, and Challenges to Conscious Capitalism

Volkswagen Cheating, Peanut Butter Salmonella, and Challenges to Conscious Capitalism

I’ve been pondering several different paradigms for thinking about the growing movement to combine...

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Subjection and Government in Paradise

Subjection and Government in Paradise

Did you know there was a need for government in Paradise, says Aquinas? [This...

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No Property in Paradise

No Property in Paradise

According to Thomas Aquinas, private property did not exist in Paradise but arose only...

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Reply to Objection 3: Overconsumption is robbery

Reply to Objection 3: Overconsumption is robbery

Overconsumption is robbery, says Aquinas as he answers the third objection to private property...

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Does It Matter What the Declaration of Independence Means?

Does It Matter What the Declaration of Independence Means?

The answer to the question of whether it matters what the Declaration of Independence...

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Reply to Objection 1: Private Property Does Not Contradict Natural Law

Reply to Objection 1: Private Property Does Not Contradict Natural Law

Private property does not contradict natural law, in which everything is in common. Aquinas...

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Why Health Care Is A Natural Right (King v. Burwell)

Why Health Care Is A Natural Right (King v. Burwell)

With the Supreme Court decision looming in the Obamacare related case of King v....

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Why I am Grateful to Government… #gratefultogovernment

Why I am Grateful to Government… #gratefultogovernment

I am grateful to government For air and water that is cleaner than it...

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Our Not So Self-Evident Natural Rights

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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Natural Rights vs. Natural Responsibilities

Natural Rights vs. Natural Responsibilities

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

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