All Posts Tagged With: "political rights"
The Perils of Positive Rights
Tibor Machan is a professor at the Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University. One of the most powerful ideas opposed to the free society is a notion political philosophers call “positive rights.” Sounds good, doesn’t it? What could be wrong with being positive? Sounds like something out of Anthony Robbins or Norman Vincent [...]
1Apr2001 | Tibor R. Machan | 5 comments | ContinuedRuinous Litigation
In Glendale, California, a couple recently filed a malpractice suit against a church, alleging that incompetent pastoral counseling had led to a suicide. The case was dismissed in the end because the ministers had taken no money for their counseling. But it also suggested that church-sponsored counselors who charge fees may become the targets of [...]
1Jan1996 | Hans F. Sennholz | 0 comments | Continued-
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