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April 2012

April 08, 2012

Lincoln and the Easter of Democracy

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new...

June 2011

June 06, 2011

“Sounds like Satan’s plan!”

From the recent Newsweek coverage of us Mormons: Congressman Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) sees an even...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

Freedom and Socialism

“How can the freedom of citizens be secured in a socialist state?” asked political theorist...

December 26, 2010

Charity Vs. Justice

It is often said that social justice is about forcing others to be charitable. I...

August 2010

August 22, 2010

Patrick Henry and Right-Wing (Anti-) Constitutionalism

The Patrick Henry Caucus is the pro-state’s right group within the Utah State Legislature. This...

July 2010

July 22, 2010

A Student Comment on Social Justice, Rawls, and Chris H.

Professor H, A student in your Political Philosophy course asked that these comments be forwarded...

March 2010

March 06, 2010

Sandel on Morality and the Free Market

"We have drifted from having a market economy to have a market society." Wow. A...

October 2009

October 13, 2009

The Mormon Rawls Project: The Original Position and the Council in Heaven I

Authors note: The following is the second in my Mormon Rawls Project Series. It is...

July 2009

July 22, 2009

Is Greed Good?

This is the topic for the newest Public Square discussion over at Patheos. I particularly...

February 2009

February 27, 2009

Creating a World Without Poverty: Muhammad Yunus

In a speech titled "Becoming Self-Reliant—Spiritually and Physically" in the March 2009 Ensign, Elder M....

January 2008

January 25, 2008

Mormonism and the State

Many skeptics of Mitt Romney on both the right and the left are concerned that...

January 17, 2008

Why No Social Gospel?

Much of 20th century Christianity has emerged out of the Social Gospel movements. The Social...

December 2007

December 13, 2007

Announcement: All-Blog Symposium on “Mormonism and Modernity”

As you may know, I am an advanced student at a local VCR repair school...

January 2007

January 22, 2007

“My Husband is a Socialist”

Here is another post that does not fit in with the normal FPR post: I...

October 2006

October 18, 2006

My Ideological Journey

I grew up a very right wing conservative in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, DC....

July 2006

July 20, 2006

Political Economy and the BOM

On July 13, over at By Common Consent Taryn Nelson-Seawright posted about the nature of...

January 2006

January 14, 2006

The Original Position and the Council of Heaven I

As a political philosopher, I often feel lost in the deeper and more detailed discussions...

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