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This and that

March 29, 2011

I need to get back and post pics, etc. (I have more on my personal FB page…easier to upload, especially when others do it!) Here’s an interview I recently had in Kyiv (note: it’s in Russian): Томас Палмер: «Развиваться Украине могут помочь идеи федерализма»

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Travel and Blogging

March 26, 2011

I’ve been on the road a great deal lately, and often in places with very limited access to internet (for me, at least), so I’ve not been online a lot (other than to try to keep up with very heavy email responsibilities). I’ve been since the end of January in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan (with meetings also [...]

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The Liberating Power of the Washing Machine

March 26, 2011

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Syrian Bravery

March 25, 2011

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Why they fought and died…

March 25, 2011

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Threats to Liberty in Egypt

February 18, 2011

Not only intolerant and radical “Islamism,” but also military/socialist dictatorship: New York Times: Egyptians Say Military Discourages an Open Economy

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Egypt, from the Perspective of One Person Who Was Personally Persecuted by Mubarak

January 31, 2011

Egypt Will Never Be the Same: What I saw on the streets of Alexandria, by Kareem Amer (Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2011) (I was involved, with many others, in the four-year Free Kareem campaign. It is good that he is free. I want him to remain so.) Egypt’s Front Pages, from The Economist

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I So Hope for an Improvement

January 30, 2011

For four years a young man I know was in prison for insulting the president of Egypt. I so hope that that president is booted out forever. I also hope that this expression of pent up anger, frustration, and energy after years of tyranny is not hijacked by other tyrants, of whatever sort. This is [...]

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Back in Kabul from Herat

January 27, 2011

(Having difficulty uploading more photos…will try….here’s one, though! I also find the software very buggy…and I can’t understand why some photos upload twice!)

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Some Pics from Afghanistan

January 23, 2011

I More to come….the internet in my guest house is very slow….

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Afghanistan

January 22, 2011

Had a day of very fruitful planning meetings with Afghan libertarians. Off tomorrow to drive to a part of the country I’ve always wanted to visit. More meetings. (If I get interesting pics from the drive, I’ll try to post them.)

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Kabul again

January 21, 2011

I’m enjoying some excellent fresh pomegranate juice in my favorite cafe in Kabul. I love pomegranates, and the juice is great fresh, or concentrated and put on various foods that are popular in the region (Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, etc.). And here is a very helpful video from my friend Peshwaz on the best [...]

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Free Trade on the Occasion of President Hu’s Visit

January 21, 2011

My television interview (with call-ins and emails from China) on Voice of America on January 18, 2011.

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On the Road

January 14, 2011

Lots and lots of work to do, and then off to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. I’ll meet with promoters of liberty from those countries and a number of others in the region, including Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan. Soooo much to do before, though.

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Legalized Theft: “Civil Asset Forfeiture” Explained

January 10, 2011

From the good folks at the Institute for Justice.

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Shocking! Porn at an Airport!

January 9, 2011

I’m referring to the shocking display (ABC News clip here) of the so-called “Fourth Amendment” to the so-called “Constitution of the United States of America” being written by a man on what he evidently considers his “own chest.”* How sick can you get? Next it’ll be the so-called “First Amendment” to defend his filthy “right” [...]

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Engineer’s Guide to Cats

January 8, 2011

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Smart Questions About Rights

January 7, 2011

A. Barton Hinkle asks some very smart questions in his newspaper column “Debates of 2010 Raised More Questions.” Treating the failure to take someone’s money away from him as if it were the same as giving money to him is a very funny way to talk. By contrast, we would never say that a childless [...]

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Freedom of Movement — A Human Right

January 5, 2011

Some countries don’t allow it internally; almost no country allows true freedom of movement externally (passports are required). Most people don’t think about it, but the US has essentially required the internal passport over the past few years, as you can now be required to provide identification whenever it is demanded by a state official [...]

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Wow. Russia’s propaganda channel on….communism

January 5, 2011

From Russia Today It reminds me of other utterly crazy and despicable attempts to dust off communist tyranny and try it “one more time”: for example, G. A. Cohen on Self-Ownership, Property, and Equality. (That essay and many others, including my essay on “Classical Liberalism, Marxism, and the Conflict of Classes: The Classical Liberal Theory [...]

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