Tag Archives: natural rights

Resolving the Shire Society Dispute

Posted on July 20, 2010 by justino

In some respects, I agree with both sides in the heated L. Neil Smith-Shire Society intellectual property dispute. There has been some childish name-calling from each camp, although Smith’s has been far more harsh. The controversy stems from the creation … Continue reading →

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Kagan and the Constitution

Posted on July 9, 2010 by justino

It is frustrating having politicians talk about rights. Last week, Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan, the White House’s solicitor general, was being questioned by Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.) about natural rights. The day before, he had unsuccessfully tried to get … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Limits of Property

Posted on May 25, 2010 by justino

One of the last points to integrate into my evolution of support for self-government and natural liberty were the rational limits on property rights. In learning (and still learning) of how far a property claim extends over others, I think … Continue reading →

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A Minarchist’s Case for Open Immigration

Posted on May 5, 2010 by justino

Before I had run out of excuses, as one bumper sticker chides, I was still a minarchist — whereby I believed the only purported role of the state was the defensive protection of individual rights. I was still fiercely opposed … Continue reading →

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‘Natural Law’ by Lysander Spooner (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on January 10, 2010 by justino

This is the follow-up to the first post of memorable lines from Lysander Spooner’s Natural Law or the Science of Justice. Spooner may be more widely known for his refutation of the legitimacy of the United States constitution or his … Continue reading →

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‘Natural Law’ by Lysander Spooner (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on December 24, 2009 by justino

It is a shame the individualist anarchist and legal scholar Lysander Spooner died before completing his work on natural law. I owe a great debt to Spooner for crystallizing my distinctions between law and legislation, one being the harmonious integration … Continue reading →

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