Stirrings of Reform in Saudi Arabia
Senior Saudi royal calls for political reforms 8 yr. old Saudi child bride granted divorce The article by Raja Kamal of the University of Chicago and myself on the need…
Victims of Rights Violations
Thank Goodness for Video Cameras!
BBC: “US ‘cell assault’ video released” But then, I’m a libertarian and believe in the presumption of innocence, limited government, and the rule of law. Some, in contrast, have called…
Extraordinary People
Embedded video from CNN Video The most despised of the despised in a thoroughly evil regime. Slaves, treated as objects, overlooked because they were not considered human, who provided military…
Oh, No! Unbelievable! A Crisis!
CNN: “Phelps apologizes for ‘regrettable’ behavior” Of course, the US and A has now had three presidents in a row who have admitted that they took illegal drugs (one “didn’t…
Counter Terrorism Strategy
Slate: “Cozying Up to the New Guy: Libertarians are oddly hopeful about the Obama administration,” by Michael Newman
Justified?
BBC: “‘Phosphorus wounds’ alarm Gazans Sabah herself has suffered terrible burns on her arms, legs and torso and is considerable pain. “There was fire, and so much white smoke,” she…
Now…What Creates the Incentives for Such Violence? The Drugs, or the Drug Laws?
BBC: “Mexico man ‘dissolved 300 bodies’” The 300 corpses were said to belong to murdered rivals of Mexican drug kingpin Teodoro Garcia Simental, who is battling for control over drug…
A Man One Wishes One Had Met
I had read about the murder of the courageous Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga, whose paper (according to BBC reporter Alastair Lawson) was closed down because it mockingly avoided censorship…
Zimbabwe’s Heroes
BBC: “Zimbabwe: Rights activist is ‘threat to society’” Mukoko was seized early December 3 from her home in Norton, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Harare. She was missing…
Some Sensible Analysis
“Winners and Losers in the Gaza Strip: Hamas and Israel aren’t the only outfits with a interest in this war,” by Jesse Walker, Reason, January 9, 2009