In particular, he has developed a libertarian[dubious – discuss] version of the rights theory of his teacher Alan Gewirth.
In addition, Pilon held five senior posts in the administration of Ronald Reagan,[citation needed][peacock prose] during which was investigated for possibly disclosing classified information to a foreign government, but not prosecuted.
[2] Pilon believes that the government only has power to regulate conduct that violates other people's rights.
Pilon reasons that since people using contraceptives (see Griswold v. Connecticut) were not violating anyone's rights, the state had no authority to regulate such activity.
This sort of line drawing, Pilon reasons, is meant to be left to the political branches.
[citation needed] Pilon believes that the court was incorrect in Wickard v. Filburn to assert that Congress can regulate activity that, aggregated together, has a substantial effect on interstate commerce.