Personal Musings


A Wedding in Argentina

I’ve been busy and not posting. This is a big reason why.   I was married to a man from Thailand named Sonram recently. We have been in a relationship…

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State Control vs. Self-Control in New Mexico

I’ve only just arrived back in Washington D.C. after a whirlwind week or two that took me to Bali for the World Conference on Market Liberalization , then Las Vegas for…

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Sixth Annual Mises Celebration Dinner

Late last year, I was privileged to be able to a talk at the Sixth Annual Mises Celebration Dinner hosted in San Jose. Video of my talk has just recent become…

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Southeast Asian Thoughts

  Southeast Asia has certain been on the mind as of late. I am attempting to learn Thai, a difficult language with 44 consonants, 28 vowel forms, and 4 tone…

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Ukraine and Greece Liberty Events and News

Over the past few days, I’ve been pleased to be able to participate in a number of events, first in Ukraine and then in Greece. In Ukraine, I was fortunate…

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Traveling Meatless…

…is not easy! But it’s still right. I have had to wrestle a bit with the issue of cheese, which I really like and which I thought would be a…

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Address to Former Cato Interns

Over 200 former Cato interns (I think the number was 220) converged on the Cato Institute’s headquarters from all over the country (and some from Latin America, Europe, and Asia)…

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The Evil that is English….

From OMG Facts: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.” I often use the example of the…

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