John Hasnas

Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society Amazon.com: Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society (Audible Audio Edition): John Hasnas, Brian Conover, G&D Media: Books

I just learned that Common Law Liberalism is now available as an audiobook. The best part is that I am not the reader. Gain wisdom while driving or running.
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By the way, do you think any of the republicans in Congress would object if he appointed a horse to his cabinet?

I would love to see critics start referring to him as “Little Boots.” This would be great because at first he would not understand it, and when someone explained it to him, he would be irritated.

The proper comparison is to the Roman emperors who acted on their whims and had a compliant Senate and administrative state to enable them. It seems clear that Trump thinks of the military as his Praetorian Guard.

Critics of President Trump frequently compare him to contemporary authoritarians such as Viktor Orban, Recep Erdoğan, or Putin. This is inappropriate. Orban, Erdoğan, and Putin are rational and act intentionally.

The Claremont Review of Books Review of Common Law Liberalism is available at: drive.google.com/file/d/1ohH3...

Hobbes Without the Sovereign - Claremont Review of Books Hobbes Without the Sovereign

I just learned that Jim Stoner published a review of Common Law Liberalism in the Claremont Review of Books. He did a remarkable job of capturing the essential themes of the book in a mere two pages. The review is at: claremontreviewofbooks.com/hobbes-witho...

My new book, Questioning the Assumptions of Political Discourse, has been published just in time for the fall semester. This book is a good reader for a political philosophy course. For those who want to try it out, I attach a flyer for a 25% discount.

Questioning the Assumptions of Political Discourse: A Philosophical Analysis of Fundamental Concepts Much of our contemporary political discourse rests on unquestioned assumptions. This book questions these underlying assumptions and then offers new, unconventional answers. Disputes over how to use g...

My new book, Questioning the Assumptions of Political Discourse, is being published on June 30. I believe that this book would be a useful reader for any course in political philosophy. I can have a copy sent to anyone who would like to write a review of it. www.routledge.com/Questioning-...

I recall an illustration of deconstruction from the 1990s as the assertion that Hamlet could be understood either as a play about revenge or as an instruction manual for sword fighting. That came to mind when I realized that the Trump administration regarded 1984 as an instruction manual.

Book Review: John Hasnas, Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, New York: Oxford University Press, 2024. - The Journal of Value Inquiry The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the world's oldest known literary works, originating in ancient Mesopotamia around 2100 BCE. It tells the story of Gilgamesh, the powerful but arrogant king of Uruk, an...

Mike Munger published a review of Common Law Liberalism in the Journal of Value Inquiry. I think that it is a good review, but according to the abstract he supplied, it is an epic.

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YouTube video by Free Market Institute FMI Public Speaker Series - Common Law Liberalism - John Hasnas

The Free Market Institute at Texas Tech was kind enough to post the recording of my presentation on my book, Common Law Liberalism. If you are interested in a condensed exposition of the book’s major theses, it is available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ss...

My long delayed article, “The Terrible Irony of Teaching Business Ethics in the Modern University,” 22 Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy 1029 (2024) is finally out: www.law.georgetown.edu/public-polic...

Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society In conventional political debate—particularly in Washington, DC—“law” is understood as top-down legislation: rules consciously designed and imposed by central authorities

The Cato Institute sponsored a book event for Common Law Liberalism yesterday with David Schmidtz as the commentator. If you are interested in the conversation, it is available at: www.cato.org/events/commo...

I have encountered many analogies for what the upcoming Trump administration will be like. Today, for no apparent reason, the thought occurred to me that we are about to spend four years living in the Bill Mummy Twilight Zone episode, "It’s a Good Life."