Ayn Rand Would Be 100 Years Old
I’ll be at the Ayn Rand Centenary tomorrow February 2) at the Library of Congress. The Cato Institute has a tribute to Rand’s remarkable influence on the world by my…
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O, Oui, Oui, Oui….Les Vedettes sont ici!
France’s governmental broadcasting authority, the Conseil supÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?©rieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), has decreed that the titles of French TV shows (comme “Le Star Academy,” “La Hit Machine,” “Loft Story,” et “Popstars”)…
The Heroic Institute for Justice and Its Good Works
The Institute for Justice is one of my very favorite organizations. They litigate for liberty, for justice, for rights. The New York Times (requires simple registration) has a piece today…
Much Gnashing of Teeth Today
No doubt those people (and yes, there are many of them, some of whom have been criticized on these pages) who were hoping, hoping, hoping for the elections in Iraq…
Weak Critique of Property
Hernando de Soto has done more than any other person in recent years to increase our understanding of the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. The Other Path…
A Little (More) Dishonesty from Justin Raimondo
Just FYI…for people who read antiwar.com, there’s a remarkable distortion under the title “The Palmer Plan,” allegedly for “withdrawing from Iraq.” Sadly, it’s not a plan and is taken out…
Speaking at Duke
I’ll be speaking Friday night and Saturday afternoon (February 4 and 5) at a “Free Your Mind” conference at Duke University, sponsored by Political Science Department Chairman Michael Munger and…
John Stossel
John Stossel has an excellent web site that’s well worth bookmarking or linking. Contributing to the discussion threads is especially worthwhile; I watch John’s specials typically while at the gym…
A Story of Parental Love
I read some time ago about the struggles of a couple who are raising their daughter, Juliana Wetmore, under very difficult circumstances. The little girl was born without a face….
Insanity…..
David Irving, the holocaut denier and enthusiast for National Socialism extraordinaire, has been pushing the rumor that Condoleeza Rice warned San Francisco mayor Willie Brown now to fly on 9/11….