How Brave of You, Mr. McGreevey. How Very Brave.
As a variety of apologists step forward to laud Governor McGreevey for his allegedly courageous public coming out, he has offered his own feeble public defense in the New York…
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Cato University and the Endless Seminar for Liberty
I’m pleased to report that the summer 2004 Cato University seminar was a big success. Over 100 people took part, roughly half high school and college students and half business…
Western Journalistic Arrogance
Are some lives inherently more important than others? If you’re a typical western journalist (or the usual left-of-center coloring), the answer is a big “well, du-uh.” Of course westerners are…
Home and Away
I am back home for a short while and racing over the weekend to get a billion things done for Cato University and other matters. (The new schedule and all…
Locke and Legitimacy
I’m ashamed to say that I’d never before read from start to finish John Locke’s First Treatise of Government. I finally got through it and learned a good bit. (I’d…
A Victory for Caesarism
It looks like a solid majority of Venezuelans who voted opted to retain a psychotic megalomaniac in office, on condition that he continue to loot the country and push it…
The Joy of Liberal Friendship
I’m at the Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Salt Lake City and I have to say that it is a wonderful experience to renew friendships with intelligent and good people…
Too Little Time To Blog…
Well, I’m barely keeping my head above water with all my projects. So that means little time to comment on the passing parade of human folly. I’m off on Saturday…
Back to California
I got back from California around midnight Thursday, got in to the office today, and head back to California on Saturday for the Freedom Communications meeting in the town I…
Beeeuuuutiful San Diego Weather
Just got in to San Diego for the start of the Cato University 2004 summer seminar. After sweltering heat and humidity in our nation’s Swamp (D.C.), the weather here is…