Saturday, June 28, 2008

History and Liberty at FEE

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The Foundation for Economic Education just completed a fantastic week-long seminar on History and Liberty. Behold this lineup: David Beito...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Counterpunch!

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I'm pleased to report that my Future of Freedom Foundation op-ed, "Habeas Corpus Saved -- Barely," is posted on Counterpunch ...
Friday, June 13, 2008

The "Stable Bulwark of Our Liberties"

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday struck a blow for the separation of powers and dealt the Bush administration a big setback by ruling that ...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Sudha Shenoy (1943-2008)

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I am saddened to learn of the death yesterday of Sudha Shenoy, an Indian-born (Austrian-school) economist, historian, and libertarian who ta...
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Sunday, June 01, 2008

Clinton Tries to Change the Rules

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Hillary Clinton thinks that, contrary to the agreed-on rules, whoever gets the most primary votes -- rather than the most delegates -- shou...
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Oh, Shut Up Already

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McCain vowed recently that "I will never surrender in Iraq, my friends. I will never surrender." As if ending the invasion and occ...
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Friday, May 30, 2008

Can You Really Love Your Country?

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Why do people get upset with Barack Obama for not wearing a flag pin on his lapel or with Michelle Obama for suggesting she’s not been proud...
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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Happy Revisionist History Day

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Revised and expanded from last year's "Memorial Day" post. Since, as Paddy Chayefsky has his main character say in his movie T...
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Don't Repeal the Sixteenth Amendment!

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Surely any champion of freedom wants to get rid of the income tax. And surely the way to really get rid of the income tax is to repeal the ...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

When Was the Last Time...

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... a great inventor, scientist, intellectual, or entrepreneur got wall-to-wall coverage on cable television at word of his or her death or ...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Chesterton Gets It Right

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From G.K. Chesterton's Heretics : It may be said with rough accuracy that there are three stages in the life of a strong people. First,...
Friday, April 25, 2008

The Wisdom of Ringo

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"Everything the government touches turns to crap." --Ringo Starr
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Monday, April 14, 2008

Why No Republican Should Ever Be Elected President

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Well, one reason why. Given how the media, encouraged by the politicians, see the political spectrum, any Republican administration will be ...
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Sunday, April 06, 2008

O Goody! Another Reason to Go to War!

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"Henceforth, should any danger threaten your people, America and the NATO alliance will stand with you, and no one will be able to take...
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Saturday, April 05, 2008

Newest Scribblings

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I get nervous when presidential candidates -- or their surrogates -- take up subjects that are clearly none of their business. A...
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Friday, April 04, 2008

Starting the Invasion off Right

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Unsurprisingly, the U.S. invasion of Iraq began with a bombing that killed innocents, children included. Jacob Hornberger of The Future of F...
Thursday, April 03, 2008

Herbert Spencer, Social Darwinist?

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Charles Johnson brings to our attention a revealing quotation from Herbert Spencer. For more click on "Herbert Spencer Anti-Defamation ...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

A Key to the Mortgage Debacle

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From Arnold Kling at EconLog : In the case of mortgage markets, the internal contradictions of regulatory policy are more of a problem than ...
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Hillary the Embellisher

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Sen. Clinton clearly lied about being under fire in Bosnia. But even if things happened exactly as she said (several times), so what? That w...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

RFK Jr., Left Libertarian?

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You show me a polluter and I'll show you a subsidy. I'll show you a fat cat using political clout to escape the discipline of the ma...
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