Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Re the Energy Bill

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There's a rumor that the energy bill would require passing a government efficiency inspection of your home before you can sell it. I can...
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Anarchism Can Fly!

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The minarchist is like a scientist who insists a bumblebee cannot fly because it doesn't satisfy his theoretical criteria for that capab...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Anarchism: It's All in the Rules

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Scratch a minarchist and you'll find someone who fundamentally does not understand social rules -- their organic origins in custom and m...

Op-ed: Obama the Health-Care Reformer Should Grow Up

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Barack Obama insists he does not want the government to run the medical system. He insists that he wants only to fix what’s broken while lea...
Friday, June 26, 2009

Farrah and Ayn

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Call me a sentimental fool, but I like this story about the contact between Farrah Fawcette and Ayn Rand. Hat tip: Brian Doherty.

Anarchists vs. Minarchists: The Defining Economic Difference

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The crux of the economic difference between market anarchists and market minarchists is that the minarchists -- a priori -- find a market f...
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TGIF: The Misrepresentation of Healthcare Reform

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Why should the people get something through government–that is, at the point of a gun–simply because they want it? The rest of TGIF is here...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

"Kindle's DRM Rears Its Ugly Head"

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Dan Cohen had a frustrating time with his Kindle and iPhone relating to DRM. He tells about it here and here . The "bottom line"...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Shut Up about Iran

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Here’s some advice for Barack Obama, John McCain, and any other U.S. politician who feels the urge to issue a declaration about the election...

The Freeman, July-August 2009

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Monday, June 15, 2009

IP Debate Breaks Out at FEE

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At a recent FEE seminar, a debate over intellectual "property" broke out spontaneously among Ivan Pongracic (second from right), P...
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A Palestinian State .... If

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Palestinians can have their own country ... if, if, if, and if. See details here . Remind...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Economics Reporters Ignorant of Economics

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I just watched David Mark of Politico say on MSNBC that there is no positive side to the closing of auto dealerships. No positive side? What...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Welcome to Post Office Health Care

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America’s health-care system has problems — all traceable to government intervention — but it could be worse. And if the so-called reform em...
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Bourne Updated

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Health is the health of the State.
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TGIF: Intellectual "Property" vs. Real Property

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Intellectual “property” (IP) is a sleeper issue. It seems uncontroversial: Someone invents or writes something and therefore owns it. What c...
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Will the “Public Option” Be a Cutthroat Competitor?

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President Obama says he doesn’t want the government to run health care. He just wants a “public option” to keep the private insurers “honest...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Beware Politcians' Sweet-Talk about Healthcare Reform

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President Obama had sugared words for those concerned that government healthcare "reform" will violate freedom of choice. He insis...

The Paper of Record

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The New York Times headline about the shooter at the Holocaust Museum: Museum Gunman a Longtime Foe of Government
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Skousen Update

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I have exchanged emails with Mark Skousen, and here's what he tells me: Jim Davidson misstated his position. He does not believe people ...
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