Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sarah Palin

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John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate reinforces what I said in my op-ed "Well, That's Politic...
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Well, That's Politics

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So Barack Obama, the man who promises to reform Washington, has picked as his running mate someone who has been a fixture of the U.S. Senate...
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Friday, August 29, 2008

The Bastiat Solution

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The election season, which -- sigh -- is only just beginning, makes me want to reread Frederic Bastiat's The Law . It is the best ant...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

What About the Ossetians?

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If Russia exited Georgia — as it should — and the Bush administration dropped its wish to expand NATO to Russia’s border — as it should — t...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Lost in Transcription

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Following rules, such as the rules of language, of the market, or of just conduct, is more about "knowing how" than "knowing...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

No Clean Hands

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Against their will, Georgian men in their 40s and 50s hauled debris Saturday from the streets of separatist South Ossetia's bombed-out c...
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Who the Hell Is That?

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"These regions are a part of Georgia,” Bush said of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, "and the international community has repeatedly ma...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Condemn All Governments

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Just to make it clear, civilized people should condemn all governments involved in the Georgia-Russia-South Ossetia conflict, and that inclu...
Friday, August 15, 2008

This Is Priceless

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One need not defend the Russian violence in Georgia to understand the situation. No government's hands are clean in this matter (or any ...
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Regarding Russia, Georgia, and the U.S.

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The Russian invasion of Georgia (like the U.S. invasion of Iraq) is inexcusable. The intractable dispute between the government of Georgia a...
Friday, August 08, 2008

Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government?

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My message is not one of despair. But we will not cause the freedom philosophy to prevail merely by invoking a political document written by...
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Friday, August 01, 2008

Hubris in the First Degree

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“[A]s president, I will commit two billion dollars each year on clean-coal research and development. We will build the demonstration plants...
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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 ...