Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Bastiat Gets It

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"Never shall we succeed in preventing the production of something that, since it is in demand, has value." Economic Harmonies

Interview with Guillermo Jimenez

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Guillermo Jimenez interviewed me recently for Demanufacturing Consent . Here's the audio .

TGIF: James Madison: Father of the Implied-Powers Doctrine

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Don't be fooled by Madison's promise that the Constitution would create a government of "few and defined" powers. Read abo...
Monday, July 22, 2013

From Articles of Confederation to Constitution

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My July FFF webinar was titled "From Articles of Confederation to Constitution." Here's the audio.
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The Libertarian Angle

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In the latest FFF  Libertarian Angle , Jacob Hornberger and I discuss some of the differences between libertarians and conservative/"li...
Friday, July 19, 2013

TGIF: What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like

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Posted at The Future of Freedom Foundation : Ever since George Zimmerman’s fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin hit the national headlines l...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

The Irony of the Zimmerman-Martin Case

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Funny, if anyone can be said to have stood his ground rather than retreat, it was Trayvon Martin.
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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Rand Paul, Jack Hunter, and All That

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I cringe every time libertarianism is associated with the Confederate States of America. Read Jeff Hummel's Emancipating Slaves, Enslavi...
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Friday, July 12, 2013

Scott Horton Show

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Scott Horton and I talked about immigration on his show the other day. Here's the audio .
Thursday, July 11, 2013

When Is a Military Coup Not a Military Coup?

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When calling it such would harm Israel and anger the American Israel (Jewish) Lobby. The ouster of Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi has all...

Op-ed: What the Immigration Bill Overlooks

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My latest op-ed points out that the Senate's "comprehensive" immigration "reform" bill missed a few things.
Monday, July 08, 2013

TGIF: Airbrushing Barbarity

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In "Airbrushing Barbarity" I explore the insidious practice of discussing public policy in value-free terms.
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

This Week's Scribblings

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Op-ed:  "Big Brother, Not Snowden and Greenwald, Is the Story" Snowden and Greenwald have not “aided the enemy” — unless the Ame...
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Media Priorities

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If the television talking heads spent half the time discussing NSA spying that they spend sneering at Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald, th...

TGIF: National Servitude

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The idea of "national service" never goes away. It just stands in the wings waiting to reappear. Well, it's back, and here is ...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Just Wondering

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Has the NSA spying ceased pending the debate?
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Friday, June 14, 2013

TGIF: It’s Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us

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TGIF this week cuts through the NSA fog to show that how one comes down on the controversy depends on whether or not one trusts power.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Op-ed: Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance

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My take on the revelations about the NSA's spying.  Bottom line: Obama says, “If people can’t trust not only the executive branch bu...
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Hero

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Edward Snowden, Unmasker of Big Brother
Saturday, June 08, 2013

Does He Listen to Himself?

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If Barack Obama really "welcome[s] the debate" on the surveillance state, why is his administration pulling out all the stops to f...