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Chait “responds,” sort of
Jonathan Chait disgraces himself once more. First he mocked Veronique de Rugy’s French name, then in his defense he makes fun of the “G” in my name, which I have…
Two Democrats on an Escalator…
(Now, it seems that the full version is here.)
A Libertarian Take on One Year of Obama
David Boaz on NPR.org: “For This Libertarian, Obama’s First Year Looks Grim“
Divided Government Revived…a Little
CNN: “Brown wins Massachusetts Senate race” “A Case for Divided Government” “Dividing Power” “Would Divided Government Be Better?” “Three Cheers for Divided Government” “We miss you, Bubba”
Someone Who Defends “Our Way of Life”
From America’s Most Reliable News Source: “Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be“
Democracy and “Islamist” Parties
From Foreign Policy: “The Islamists Are Not Coming: Religious parties in the Muslim world are hardly the juggernauts they’ve been made out to be,” by Charles Kurzman and Ijlal Naqvi.
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“
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…