In response to this article, I wrote: No, no, no. To believe in self-ownership has nothing to do with thinking we have obligations only to ourselves. By that reasoning, all property ownership would be anti-social and evil, and now you’re in Rousseau land. You’re a conservative. You don’t want to end up in Rousseau land. Likewise, saying I have a property right in my savings account does not mean all I care about is my savings account, and to hell with the rest of the world. This is what leftists say about conservatives, and now I am reading an alleged conservative … Continue reading Conservative Warns Readers About Self-Ownership