Iraq’s Opportunity for Constitutional Government
Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper has a sharp editorial on the political overtures that will be necessary to generate a constitutional modus vivendi in Iraq. I’m working now to arrange a…
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Valentinian Privatization
John Coleman has a sharp little essay on “My Privatized Valentine: A martyr for state-free marriage” over on Reason.com.
Dark Days to Remember: A Crime Committed in a War Against a Criminal Regime
Dresden Before the War Dresden After the Firebombing The firebombing of the city of Dresden on February 13-14, 1945 was one of the most horrific crimes ordered by “Bomber Harris,”…
A Memorable Day in the Life of Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Alexander Solzhenitsyn The BBC on the day that Alexander Solzhenitsyn was expelled from the USSR. “By the decree of the Praesidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, A I Solzhenitsyn has…
Aquatic Avian Amours
As I pack my bags (4:55 am) to head back to D.C., CNN has just run a penguin interest news story on the gay penguins of the New York Aquarium….
The Persistence of Slavery
There are still a few corners of the world where chattel slavery still exists. Niger is one of them, where it has proven quite difficult to extirpate that ancient evil….
Outcome of the Hoppe Case
Here’s the email I got back from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas in response to my letter in defense of the academic freedom of a very odd professor:…
Troubling In Many Ways
When I first read about the allegations made by prisoners who were released from Guantanamo Bay, specifically those that told of visits by prostitutes, smearing of menstrual blood, and so…
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
F.I.R.E. has long ben active in defending students and faculty from being persecuted by college administrators for their views. It’s a first-class outfit. They now have a handy blog, The…
Spontaneous Order
F. A. Hayek I’m off tomorrow to a conference in Tampa, Florida on “Economics, Social Order, and Liberty.” Back on Sunday, just a bit smarter, I hope. (One benefit was…