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George Will on Brink Lindsey on America’s libertarianism

George Will has a deeply intelligent review/appreciation/critique of Brink Lindsey’s truly fine new book, The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture, in today’s New York Times…

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Andrew Sullivan Sums It Up

If they were captured by someone, they must be guilty, right? And if they’re guilty, then anything goes. And if they confess to anything after months of torment, then it…

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An Intelligent Analysis

of Patents for Software, by my colleague Tim Lee, in today’s New York Times: “A Patent Lie.” But donâ??t software companies need patent protection? In fact, companies, especially those that…

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Irrationality Married to Cruelty

Slaves to the goddess of fertility.

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If the Defense Lawyers Do Their Jobs, Arrest or Disbar the Lawyers!

“Russia’s Champion of Hopeless Cases Is Targeted for Disbarment.”

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Duh.

“The opposition activists believe the president is limiting freedom of expression.”

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Big Donor Exposes Big Shortage

It turns out that the “Big Donor” program in the Netherlands was a hoax, but a very good way to draw attention to the tremendous shortage of transplantable organs, a…

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The Strange Irrationalities of U.S. Immigration and Visa Policies

As detailed by a British journalist. Still, weird and bad as they are, they’re generally less awful than the policies of most countries.

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Bastiat Prize

If you are eligible or know someone who might be, be sure to check out the Bastiat Prize Contest for 2007.

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Have They Nothing Better to Do with Their Time?

Do you have a right to force people to introduce you to other people for romance? According to a Californian in search of love (and her lawyers) the answer is…

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