Jacques Chirac Explains His Idea of “Solidarity”
In the name of “solidarity” French president Jacques Chirac has called (scroll down to “EU BUDGET/BRITISH REBATE”) on the United Kingdom to give up the European Union budget rebate that…
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Monkeynomics
A Marxist Analysis In an article titled “Monkey Business” in the New York Times Magazine, Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt describe some interesting experiments with capuchin monkeys and…
Drug Policy Action: Marijuana Debate Not Over
The Drug Policy Alliance (I’m a member) is promoting contact with members of Congress to promote legislation to decriminalize medical marijuana. Letters matter. I suggest visiting the DPA letter-writing page,…
New Frontiers in Censorship
Indecent Dishes? My former colleague Adam Thierer, now with the Progress and Freedom Foundation, has a good piece in today’s Washington Post (requires simple registration) on proposals to extend the…
What Happened in Andijan?
Human Rights Watch has released a report on the killings in Andijan. Registan.net has periodic reports on the region.
Joint Decision
There’s a lot to be said about the awful 6-to-3 decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Gonzales v. Raich (which was argued by my friend and colleague…
Joint Decision
There’s a lot to be said about the awful 6-to-3 decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Gonzales v. Raich (which was argued by my friend and colleague…
Update on Ukrainian Re-Privatization
The Krivorizhstal Steel Mill The BBC has the story on the announced re-sale of the Krivorizhstal steel mill. (See post with additional links below.)
Spot the Interesting (but Notably Unnoted) Fact in This Article
Anurag Kashyap is the national spelling bee champion. Tied for second place: Samir Patel and Aliya Deri. Samir ultimately stumbled on the word “Roscian,” meaning skilled in acting. Two years…
Faith, Commerce, and Freedom
My colleague Dan Griswold gave a very fine talk last October at the Cato University seminar in Quebec City on “The Art of Persuasion.” His topic was “Property and Stewardship:…