Leonard Read’s “Neither Left Nor Right”
Leonard Read lit a great lamp for freedom in very dark times. His essay “Neither Left Nor Right” is now available in Russian and in Arabic. It’s short, simple, clear,…
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Turkmenbashi …. Dead? How is that Possible?
It seems that the impossible has happened, and the Father of All Turkmen, Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of a great nation, the most brilliant statesman, scientist, and philosopher the world…
A Few Items Finished, More to Come
I’ve been both engaged in a number of projects and ill for a time, but I’ll post on some exciting developments soon, perhaps this weekend. We’ve made great progress toward…
Hot Air on TV
Here’s a quite elegant parody of one of the queens of televised hot air. Most of the time when I’m in my apartment I keep the television on in the…
Economic Freedom of the World Report in Arabic
Thanks to the hard work of my colleagues Fadi Haddadin and Ghaleb Hijazi (and a team of expert translators), the 2006 Economic Freedom of the World Report was elegantly released…
Political Scientists, Take Note: A New Kind of State Formation
Siloviki-Statism: The ideology and structure of a state run by a tightly coordinated network of past and present secret security officers, who are also political office holders and corporate owners,…
An Ill Wind Doesn’t Blow So Hot
I’ve been quite ill and unable to get much work done for the last few days. I hope to be better soon and able to concentrate. If so, I may…
Back Home, Ear Intact
My medication seems to have kicked in during my long layover in Germany, as the flight from Frankfurt was not a problem for my ear. And a good thing, as…
Scientific Discovery: Ear Today, In Pain Tomorrow
I developed a nasty ear infection in Lebanon, which I managed to get treated quickly at the American University Hospital in Beirut. (Drops, keep water out of the ear, that…
Leftist-Islamist Alliance
An old friend sent me the Wall Street Journal article by Andrew Higgins on “Anti-Americans on the March: Inside the unlikely coalition of the U.S.’s sworn enemies, where Communists link…