The Centrality of the Rule of Law
Recent protests in Egypt are a sign of hope, because they are about such a central issue: the independence of the judiciary. As one Egyptian figure was quoted in the…
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Jane Jacobs, R.I.P.
Jane Jacobs, one of the most interesting thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century, is dead. Her 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities changed…
Free to Choose Videos in Arabic
Miltlon Friedman in Arabic Thanks to the good offices of Bob Chitester, Milton Friedman, and the Granicus Corporation, all of whom made their products or their work available to us…
First They Came for the Brothels….
The Pascha brothel in the city of Cologne has removed from its advertising the flags of two Middle Eastern states (Saudi Arabia and Iran) in response to threats of violence….
Globalizaci��?���³n y cultura: Homogeneidad, diversidad, identidad, libertad
Thanks to the hard work (and deep thought) of my friend Juan-Carlos Hidalgo, my essay on “Globalization and Culture: Homogeneity, Diversity, Identity, Liberty” is now available in Spanish: “GlobalizaciÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?³n y…
Amsterdam, a City of Liberty Again
The Reason Foundation is putting on a cool seminar in Amsterdam this year. I’ll be among the speakers. But David Nott, Reason’s president, informs me that Trey Parker & Matt…
Globalization Debate
Francisco LouÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?£, AntÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?³nio JosÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?© Teixeira, me, and Filipe Teles (one of the organizers) I think that I did rather well in my debate with Francisco LouÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?£ (his website), a leader…
The Curious Puzzle of British Behavior
The British are famous for elevated conversation, politeness, and refinement and for drunken vomit-splattered rants, battering foreign soccer fans to death, and a coarseness that defies verbal description. This report…
Prince Goes to North Pole: Global Problems Solved
Monaco’s Prince Albert has performed a great feat and a great service for mankind. He traveled by dog-power to the North Pole, planted the flag of Monaco, and said these…
No Accounting for Cultural Differences, Is There?
Watching the inside of your ear canal as a technician scoops out crud. Just what you’d want to do on your lunch hour.