[FreeTheHostages]

Charles Fried, former Solicitor General for Reagan, praises Rawls' work.

Theory one: he's a drinking buddy.

Theory two: as I've been saying insistently on this post, you guys are going way too fast to the races on the fact that Rawls wrote in the "liberal" tradition -- that's a reference to political philosophy, and classical liberals in that context often want minimal governmental intervention and free rein of markets. Rawls did not stand on the right of this spectrum but he was far from the left too.

There are people on this thread who seriously don't understand Rawls' work. They hear the label "liberal," which I'd remind y'all shares a root with "liberatarian," and they willy nilly assume were talking Democrat here.

Charles Fried is right. Reagan's former Solicitor General was not drunk and I assure you he was not Rawls' drinking buddy. He said Rawls is a great philosopher because it's true.

It should give you all pause about accusing him of being a socialist and dancing on his grave.

For shame. For shame.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Charles Fried is right. Reagan's former Solicitor General was not drunk and I assure you he was not Rawls' drinking buddy. He said Rawls is a great philosopher because it's true.

I posted in haste and out of ignorance. You're right and I was wrong.