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The Arabic translation (Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¹Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã?¦Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?© Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?£Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã?¦Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?±Ã?Â??Ã?Â?? Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¹öÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã? Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã?¦) of my essay on “Globalization is Grrreat!” is now available. Also, Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¯Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?± Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã?¦Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¤Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?³Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?³Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?ª Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã? Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã?  Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?  Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?ªÃ?Â??Ã?¢?Ã? Ã?Â??Ã?¢?Ã?¦Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã? Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?© Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??’Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?ªÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?µÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?§Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¯Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã? Ã?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?© (English: “The Role of Institutions and Law…

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Homos More Dangerous than Soviet Communism?

More Dangerous Than This Parade?: Soviet Tanks in Red Square An evidently unhinged person exclaimed today that the first gay pride parade in Riga — all 50 marchers — represents…

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Towel Wars and Customary Law

There is a long-standing rivalry between British and German holiday goers over access to furniture and good places at the beach and around the pool. The rivalry is bitter and…

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Blue Tooth and Anarcho-Flirtation

An Enemy of the State Imagine that you lived in a country where, Unrelated men and women caught talking to each other, driving in the same car or sharing a…

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Iraqi Constitutionalism

An essay I co-authored with Williamson Evers of the Hoover Institution on the Iraqi constitutional process should be up later today at National Review Online. I hope to have it…

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He Changed the World for the Better

David Lange, R.I.P. David Lange has died. As prime minister of New Zealand, he changed much of the socialist left and, in the process, even more of the world, starting…

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New Institute, New Blog

My friend Ben Pratt has a blog that features mainly informed economic commentary. I’d add this to some of the other fine economics sites, such as cafehayek.com, econlib.org, and marginalrevolution.com….

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Oh, for the Days Before Metric

A Far, Far Better Thing In a conversation this evening with my friend Guy Calvert (married to Bretigne, soon to be father to Miles), I raised the issue of the…

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Something for Ethical Vegetarians Who Lack Willpower

Another Reason to Love the Enlightenment! For those of us who don’t wish to inflict harm on animals (well, setting aside mosquitos), but who merely avoid veal and foie gras,…

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The Openly Anti-Individualist, Bigoted, Collectivist, Anti-Liberty Right

Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) Just in case anyone still thought that the Republicans believed in limited government, Senator Rick Santorum has set the record straight: he is against “this idea…

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