May, 2008

Clean Hands in the Global Market

So far the conversation here has centered on the principled arguments for ending our support for some of the most oppressive authoritarian regimes in the world, in countries like Burma, Libya, Sudan, and Equatorial Guinea. Because of a flaw in the system of global commerce, money we spend on our everyday purchases goes back to [...]

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Moving from Deep Theory to the Real World

John Ghazvinian and Andrei Illarionov have expressed concerns that implementing Wenar’s proposed plan might have considerable unintended consequences. Wenar has responded that his plan will actually trigger incentives to make the world more just. I must confess that, as a philosopher, I am in no position to adjudicate this dispute. It is worth asking, though, [...]

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