Sunday, February 28, 2010

John Reed, R.I.P.

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John Reed , perhaps the greatest interpreter of Gilbert and Sullivan 's signature patter songs, died February 13. He was a wonderful co...

Belloc

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To our ancestors not only for those few centuries during which we have record of their actions, but apparently during an illimitable past, t...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Summit: Holding the Context

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Government is a system to enable some people (the ruling class) to live off the productive effort of others. The longevity of the system req...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Freeman, March 2010

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The March Freeman is now online. In this issues: Jim Powell discusses Progressive Republican Theodore Roosevelt's big-government record...
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Monday, February 22, 2010

Big Insurance Wins One from Obama

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Barack Obama this morning unveiled his plan for overhauling the health insurance industry in an effort to get the stalled legislative proces...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Roderick Long Hits Another Homerun

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In Tea and Sympathy , Roderick, with amazing brevity, captures what's wrong with the tea-party movement.

CPAC Highlights

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Here are my favorite moments from the big conservative CPAC meeting in D.C.: Dick Cheney. Need more be said? Scott Brown introducing Mitt Ro...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Back on Antiwar Radio

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Scott Horton had me back again on Antiwar Radio to talk about defense without the State. Hear it here .
Friday, February 12, 2010

Obama: Enemy of the Working Class

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Barack Obama, the current White House occupant, recently reaffirmed his support for employer-based health insurance. In my book that makes h...
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Monday, February 08, 2010

"Won't Get Fooled Again'

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No comment needed. Just enjoy.
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Friday, February 05, 2010

TGIF: Obama and the Public

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Broken or not, government at the moment is not inspiring confidence in the majority of people. That’s good news for those who look to govern...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

McCarthy on Belloc

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[Hilaire] Belloc's distrust of the new liberal positive state was motivated more by a fear of what the state would do to the poorer clas...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

TGIF: The State of Obama's Union

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Despite what some popular right-wing talk-show hosts claim, Barack Obama is not pushing Marxism, revolutionary or otherwise. He’s pushing go...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

About that Spending Freeze

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"Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years." --Barack Obama All spending? What about the mil...

Howard Zinn, RIP

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The revisionist historian -- best known for A People’s History of the United States (1980) -- and antiwar activist died yesterday at age 87...

The State of the Union Address

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Sorry. I don't do theater reviews.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Funny Thing

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Everyone understands the phrase "crony capitalism." But try using "crony free market" and watch the facial expressions.

"Capitalism" versus Communism

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Stephen Kinzer provides a good reason not to use "capitalism" to mean "free market": Visiting unhappy Cuba is especiall...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

The "Pro-Capitalist" Mentality

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You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you...
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Scott Horton, Lysander Spooner, and Me

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Scott Horton interviewed me on Antiwar Radio the other day. The subject: Lysander Spooner and his relevance to our times. Here it is.
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