No Place Is Removed from the Law
His Day in Court I was exceptionally pleased to turn on the television and see lawyers (in military uniform) who had brought a successful case on behalf of Guantanamo detainees…
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I had a great time at the Freedom School in Dallas. What nice people and what commitment to liberty! I’m now on my way to Vienna (and blogging from the…
Corrupting Even the UnCorrupters
The Kenya head of Transparency International, a respected anti-corruption group, has been fired on the basis of allegations of …. corruption. That follows on the resignation (and departure for the…
I’m Over the Moon About the Success My Colleagues Have Attained with the Arabic Press
Al Ahram I just got an email from one of my colleagues in Jordan, informing me that Al Ahram of Egypt is publishing material from the Lamp of Liberty, starting…
History Repeats Itself, Itself, Itself, Itself….
My colleague David Boaz came across a startling little news item about a certain Senator from New York and the “Syracuse Candle Industry” and had some smart things to say…
Arbitrary Power
Today (Friday, June 23) is the 1 year anniversary of the infamous Kelo decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to naked theft. To commemorate that anniversary,…
Turning a Serious Health Scare Into an Opportunity for a Little Imperialism
President Putin’s ban on wine imports from two uppity former parts of the Soviet Empire, Georgia and Moldova, is transparently an attempt to punish them for their independence. That’s bad…
How to Evaluate Allegations of War Crimes, Investigations of War Crimes, and War Crimes?
I don’t often agree with him on issues regarding Iraq, but this column by James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal strikes me as a sensible commentary on the responses…
Adam Tebble: Explainer of Social Order Extraordinaire
I was up at Bryn Mawr University this weekend for a conference on “Globalization, Community, and Culture” (where I gave an introductory lecture on the issue of globalization and one…