Is the Welfare State Justified?
My old friend Danny Shapiro on Book TV on his very good book of the same name: “Is the Welfare State Justified?” The book is a very serious and —…
Political Theory
The Case for Divided Government: Bring Back Bubba (and Newt?)
David Boaz waxes nostalgic in the Washington Times for the days when government was almost, sorta, kinda limited, compared to now: “We Miss You, Bubba“
Escaping from the State….and other Literary Excursions
I’ve finished a careful reading of James C. Scott’s really fascinating, deeply insightful (and occasionally oddly not-very-insightful) book The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast…
Gay Marriage, from a Constitutional Perspective
New York Daily News: “The moral and constitutional case for a right to gay marriage,” by Robert A. Levy
Palmer Podcasts on…
The Nature of Rights Liberty and Tradition
The Post on “Human Rights”
The Washington Post displayed good sense in this important editorial, “Redefining human rights,” which reveals a most disturbing trend in the thinking at the highest levels of the US government….
Another Reminder
The discussion with Tyler Cowen reminded me again that we had disagreed (agreeably) on a number of things in an online discussion of Libertarianism: Past and Prospects, which was kicked…
Debating Tyler Cowen….
I just remembered, after Tyler Cowen’s very generous comments on my book Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice that I had criticized his views in this podcast: ““The Nature…
A Voluntary Pledge of Allegiance
A surprisingly interesting critique of the “Pledge of Allegiance” (to a flag…ugh!) from Michael Lind: “The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American: Shouldn’t the government pledge allegiance to the people rather…
Book Forum with Tyler Cowen Today
At noon, eastern standard time (you can watch online, too): Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice [Facebook page on the book] BOOK FORUM Tuesday, December 1, 2009 12:00 PM…