Alberto Benegas-Lynch, Jr. on “Realizing Freedom”
I was quite pleased to find today this review of my book Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice by the distinguished Argentine economist Alberto Benegas-Lynch: In our time, the…
Month: October 2009
Landsburg!
The inimitable Steven Landsburg has a cool new blog on “The Big Questions,” which goes along with his new book, called, um…The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with…
An Engaging and Interesting Exchange
I attended a book forum at the Cato Institute on The Life and Impact of Ayn Rand that featured the authors of two new biographies of Ayn Rand, Anne C….
My talk in Oxford on “Anarchism, Limited Government, and Liberalism: A Modest Case for Sacking the State”
Tom Palmer – “Anarchism, Limited Government & Liberalism: A Modest Case for Sacking the State” from oxford libertarian on Vimeo. It was a rather informal chat that covered a number…
Don’t Say We Weren’t Warned….
U.S. Cutting Pay for Bailed Out Company Executives Hat Tip: Ken
Off to Schloss Ziethen
I gave my talk today at the Adam Smith conference. I’ve had a chance to learn a good deal about the historical context of Smith’s thought, its implications, and much…
Off to Berlin
The talk in Oxford was fun. Really smart students and a delightful conversation. Now to something deadly serious: I hope that people will visit the new Free Kareem website and…
On to London, Oxford, and Berlin….
I am preparing to leave wonderful Austria, feeling much better due to having finally gone to an Apotheke last night for the evil gut bugs I got in Cairo (“Norita”…
Living with Kittens
I have experienced it myself….. (Wolly used to be a fierce hunter, who would track down and kill — much to my relief — mosquitos, which she especially hated. Tiggy…
A New Kind of “Jeopardy”
BBC: “Guns given to Somali quiz winners” The winning team, from the city’s Farjano district, reportedly won a rifle, two grenades, a landmine and office supplies worth $1,000 (£613). What…