Theories of public reason hold that authoritative commands are justified if all who are subject to such commands have reason to accept them. Beyond this, public reason theories differ. Consensus public reason liberals hold that persons must have the same reason for endorsing the commands they...

The culture in the Ostroms : institutions, rules, and relational reality / Mili Kalia -- Social services as impure public goods : Ostromian lessons for their provision in contemporary welfare states / Roland Fritz -- Polycentric party governance : competition, federalism, and the production of...

How should judges reason in a well-ordered constitutional democracy? John Rawls answered they ought to do so in accordance with public reason. We show this requirement is correct but inadequate. It permits too many disparate principles of constitutional interpretation. Intriguingly, Rawls...