Saturday, July 26, 2008

On Winning and Losing Wars

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FEE's fantastic summer seminars and tight Freeman deadlines have kept me from the blog. The seminars have given me rare opportunities to...
Thursday, July 10, 2008

What's Wrong with Selling Your Vote?

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Poor Max Sanders. The 19-year-old University of Minnesota student faces five years in jail and a $10,000 fine; he is accused of putting his ...
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Friday, July 04, 2008

Getting Rights Wrong

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It's the Fourth of July, the day we ought to contemplate and rejoice in Jefferson's radical declaration of the "self-evident...

From Rebels to Sheep

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On this July 4th I observe with shame this news from my town, Conway, Arkansas, as reported in the Democrat Gazette this morning: A con ar...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Vince Miller, RIP

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I was saddened by the news of Vince Miller's death. He was a gentleman and an untiring champion of individual freedom. I probably first...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Political Correctness, Conservative-Style

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Conservatives mock Political Correctness as an attempt to banish unapproved thoughts and utterances. Well, it seems conservatives have their...
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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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