Wow. Pornography for Bibliophiles
Woof! The new catalogue for Liberty Fund Books is out. It almost beats the Abercrombie and Fitch catalogues for sheer prurience.
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An Excellent Polish Tourism Campaign
I’m staying in Poland: Y’all Come on Over After the nasty attacks on the “Polish plumber” by French anti-EU campaigners (the ones who voted against the new constitution for the…
An Excellent Polish Tourism Campaign
I’m staying in Poland: Y’all Come on Over After the nasty attacks on the “Polish plumber” by French anti-EU campaigners (the ones who voted against the new constitution for the…
Interesting New Blog
A very smart friend who used to run some fine libertarian programs and then hived off to the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has a new blog, Idea…
Shudder…..
The internet makes every form of loony extremism possible. Now there’s an “I [Heart] Gitmo” web site. Ugh. Hat Tip to Andrew Sullivan.
Sun Surfing
Privately Financed Coolness. Hat Tip to Jude Blanchette. Update: The craft may have run into problems. Let’s keep our fingers crossed, since solar sailing does sound like a good way…
Science and Technology Improving Human Life
This New York Times article offers a fascinating peek at how science, coupled with the amazing increases in wealth made possible by free-market capitalism, is improving human life. The focus…
RightWatch
Shining a Bit of Light Under the Rock I was sent an email the other day about a new blog that is dedicated to shining some light on the creepy…
A Segue to Something a Bit Different
I frequently ride my Segway to the office and back. It saves me from the other options: Paying cab fare; A 40 minute walk loaded down with books, computer, briefcase,…
Globalization, the French Revolution, and Stuff Like That
I’ll give three presentations at the Institute for Humane Studies seminar on “Globalization and Poverty” at the University of Denver June 25 – 28 (the conference lasts until July 1,…