Grant Babcock

The entitlement-​desert distinction plays a pivotal role in the debate between Rawls and Nozick. What did Nozick take those concepts to mean?

Joel Feinberg’s work on desert plays a pivotal role in modern libertarian moral philosophy.

A short introduction to Ralph Raico’s 1992 essay.

Giving cash to a loved one might be rude, but giving cash to those in need makes good economic sense.

The same instincts that joined humans together in our early history today threaten to rend society apart.

A man is no freer because his own countrymen oppress him.

Because fascists have evil ends in mind, their malevolence is obvious. For socialists however, their ill intent is more insidious.

Natural rights are an essential part of the liberal tradition.

In the Enlightenment natural law tradition, we can discern what rights we have by reason alone.

A compilation of links to all the content associated with Fascism Month 2016.

For libertarians, property rights are deeply linked with our rights to bodily integrity, but for leftists, property rights aren’t seen as particularly important.

Babcock analyzes Murray Rothbard’s 1963 essay “The Negro Revolution.”

Ludwig von Mises showed that when the government solves a problem, that means the problem is solved bureaucratically.

The libertarian alliance with conservatism is called “fusionism.” It needs to end.

A brief history of modern libertarian engagement with the study and practice of nonviolent action.