Howard I. Schwartz Ph.D.

We consider here Aquinas’s proposed first objection to the idea that humans naturally possess...

Aquinas conceptually separates the question of natural possession and private property. In this first...

Aquinas’s views on private property rights are influential and important in understanding the history...

There is a widely held belief that property is one of those “self-evident” or...

The political Left needs a better political philosophy and it has to start with...

One of the stranger and more problematic changes in the modern period is the...

Or why capitalism and freedom are not necessarily the same thing, despite what Milton...

One of the big lies by which we Americans mislead ourselves is in thinking...

On the eve of July 4th, it is worth pausing and considering the theory...

When reading history, I am always amazed by the number of unexpected ironies upon...