Charles Murray, by his own account, should not have written In Our Hands. He identifies a genuine problem; but he himself shows that his plan to solve it is either useless or inferior to a better plan.
David Schmidtz means the title of his outstanding book literally. He does not present a tightly integrated theory of justice; rather his "contextual functionalism . . .
Thomas Woods here addresses a question that many of his readers will find of vital personal concern, but even those who need not confront this question directly have much to gain from his analysis of it.
This book is part of the valuable series For And Against, in which two philosophers debate public policy issues. Husak argues that the possession and use of so-called dangerous drugs
Mark Skousen has undertaken a valuable project, but his book is not altogether a success. He compares the Austrian and Chicago Schools on several topics, including methodology,
he title of Larry Arnhart’s valuable book seems a paradox. What has Darwinism, a theory about the origins of biological species, to do with a political viewpoint? Arnhart takes conservatism in a broad sense,
Robert Higgs has a well-deserved reputation as an eminent economic historian, but in this collection of essays and interviews, he shows himself an adept moral philosopher as well.
William McBride, a leading authority on Sartre’s philosophy, looks at John Rawls’s theory of justice from an unusual angle. He calls attention to the seldom-cited last paragraph of A Theory of Justice.
Chandran Kukathas has in this remarkable work made a major contribution to political theory. He has arrived at a strongly libertarian position, which he defends in an original and insightful way.
Stephen Hicks has written a trenchant and provocative book on a vital topic, but I undertake this review with reluctance. I may unleash against myself that direst of all fates for a reviewer
