Talk at St. John’s College
I’ll be speaking Wednesday, September 27 at 7 pm at the Santa Fe, New Mexico campus of my alma mater, St. John’s College on the history of freedom.
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أساطÙ?ر اÙ?ÙرداÙ?Ù?Ø©
The Lamp of Liberty My essay on “Myths of Individualism” has been translated into Arabic and posted on the LampofLiberty website (www.misbahalhurriyya.org in Arabic): أساطÙ?ر اÙ?ÙرداÙ?Ù?Ø©. (The website is undergoing…
Nic o Nas, Bez Nas!*
For Your Freedom, and Ours** It looks like the Social Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the Polish elections. The interesting question is what will be the outcome of the…
Liberty and Culture, Culture and Liberty…
What Greater Example of Liberty and Culture than Barbie? I mentioned below Anders Monsen’s blog on Liberty and Culture, but I have overlooked (to my shame) another smart and sharp…
What Is Happiness?
Johan Norberg, author of the bodaciously excellent book In Defense of Global Capitalism, has directed his considerable intellect to the the topic of “The Scientist’s Pursuit of Happiness.” It’s a…
Liberty and Culture Blog
Why, Back in the Old Days…. I’ve just learned about a new blog that’s definitely worth a visit: Liberty and Culture. It’s the product of Anders Monsen, whom I first…
“Modernisation” of Police Powers
Stop, in the Name of Modernisation! Sir Ian Blair, London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has suggested “modernisation” of the police force by empowering “some police officers – paid more and with…
“Modernisation” of Police Powers
Stop, in the Name of Modernisation! Sir Ian Blair, London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has suggested “modernisation” of the police force by empowering “some police officers – paid more and with…
A Little Political Arithmetic
Not By Elections, Though… There’s almost always a silver lining and the silver lining (from my perspective, at least) in the German elections was the boost in the fortunes of…