A Quick Interview
When I made my first visit to the offices of the Libertarian Party (good folks, but I’m not a member) to meet Austin Petersen, I didn’t realize I’d be interviewed…
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Libertarianism in Persian and Kurdish
I’m holding in my hands the beautiful new editions of Libertarianism: A Primer, by my colleague David Boaz, in Kurdish and Persian, thanks to the hard-working folks at Chiraiazadi.org and…
Some Positive Steps….
I remember my first visit to Shanghai, over a decade ago, where I was told by a Chinese-American professor I had known for some time that “China will never go…
Cass Sunstein in Power
He’s a very smart fellow, generally pretty rational, but … wow … Cass Sunstein is really dedicated to the proposition that some people know better than others and should use…
New Russian Look….with Improved Taste!
InLiberty.ru has a new look and a lot of new features. And watch for the upcoming Summer School in Odessa (Ukraine) and the Fall School in Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan).
Smart Comments on Economic Development
Harvard’s Edward Glaeser in the New York Times: “Clean Water First: Economic Planning in India” I have a moderate, and only somewhat facetious, libertarian progressive proposal. Unless a government manages…
We Already Knew This, but….
From the BBC: “‘Glass hold’ reveals personality“
Kindle Improving
I still use my first generation Kindle (not everyday, but frequently), but am looking forward to the new larger Kindle DX for newspaper reading. (I compared my older Kindle —…
Planned Creative Destruction
I recently took part in a colloquium on the future of journalism and read and discussed a lot of interesting essays, studies, and papers on the economics of news provision…