Emerging Threats to Liberty Podcast
Here’s an excerpt from my talk opening this year’s Cato University.
Month: July 2009
Cato University a Hit
Yesterday’s Cato University seminars were great, and today looks like it’s off to a good start, as well. Tibor Machan is currently lecturing on the role of individual rights as…
Balko on the Gates Arrest Kerfuffle
I think that Radley Balko basically gets the issue right: “‘The Henry Louis Gates ‘Teaching Moment’” The conversation we ought to be having in response to the July 16 incident…
Historical Sociology of the State
I’m on a train at the moment (how the world has changed; I can publish my thoughts while traveling on a train) and finishing up Gianfranco Poggi’s The Development of…
A right to health care?
Rep. John Campbell in the Orange County Register: “A right to health care?” A little partisan, given the huge steps toward such policies under the GOP (I don’t know if…
Libertarianism in Iran
The team at CheragheAzadi.org (the Persian-language Lamp of Liberty) is pushing out a steady stream of articles, commentaries and books on liberty for readers of Persian, including increasing numbers in…
MotorHome Diaries Interview
Jason Talley interviewed me recently for his MotorHomeDiaries.com project. It was fun! (I was wearing a bit of Tracht that day.)
Bad News: US military Stepping Up Presence in Colombia
AP: “Washington, Colombia near deal on base access” The “War on Drugs” is a prime reason for the success of the military groups that are attacking the government and civil…
The Beautiful Tree: Education for the Poor
I just got my own copy of James Tooley’s The Beautiful Tree. I’ve known James (and his work) for a long time and I’m a great fan, so I’m really…
His Master’s Voice
BBC: “Cats ‘exploit’ humans by purring“