You do not enjoy the right to speak, or to seek your fortune, or worship as you choose because a government has given you permission to do so.
French economist Anthony de Jasay explores the ability of individuals to organize their affairs privately, often through conventions rather than laws.
In this unusual prequel to the classic legend, Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe present a tale of trust blighted and held, words given and broken, with a surprising dissertation on the social contract and the nature of authority — and manage to have a legendarily good time doing it. ...Despite these historical inaccuracies, Ridley Scott has woven a surprising tale, piggybacking on the Robin Hood legend to present the heady days when men first began to believe that kings, too, were subject to law, and liberty was a thing of right rather than privilege.
As presidential candidates tout their plans for government-controlled health care, it's time to revisit a lesson from the American Founding.
A government-mandated price floor seems to fit the textbook definition of "restraint, hindrance, especially by legal authority."
To have a useful debate – be it about politics, religion, or where to get a really good chili dog – the participants must first agree on the definition of the relevant terms.
Is there a role in political debate for philosophy? For many politicos, the answer is not so much a “no” as an impatient, dismissive wave of the hand.
The public certainly deserves openness in government, but a recent assertion that this is an “inalienable right” misapplies the concept, though for a good cause.
Once again, a Chapel Hill lawmaker is pushing for a constitutional amendment to make health care a fundamental right in NC. But constitutions don't create rights.
