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Antigone Moves In, Wollstonecraft Angry,

Antigone Moves In, Wollstonecraft Angry, Hurt The Palmer household is currently in an uproar, as a new kitten has moved in. Antigone (“Tiggy”) is adorable and friendly, but her introduction…

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What an Honor: Accepted for

What an Honor: Accepted for Membership in Mont Pelerin Society I received last night a letter from the secretary of the Mont Pelerin Society informing me that my nomination for…

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Remarkable victory for the GOP.

Remarkable victory for the GOP. And there’s plenty of work to do. I’m still surprised by the remarkable gain of the Senate by the GOP. I expected them to keep…

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Old Home Week Greetings from

Old Home Week Greetings from London, where I’ve been making lots of new friends and introducing old friends to each other (one of my favorite pastimes) at the Mont Pelerin…

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International Scheming I’m off to

International Scheming I’m off to London on Friday for the Mont Pelerin Society meeting. But before that I’ll be having coffee with an old friend whom I met at Moscow…

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International Scheming I’m off to

International Scheming I’m off to London on Friday for the Mont Pelerin Society meeting. But before that I’ll be having coffee with an old friend whom I met at Moscow…

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International Scheming I’m off to

International Scheming I’m off to London on Friday for the Mont Pelerin Society meeting. But before that I’ll be having coffee with an old friend whom I met at Moscow…

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International Scheming I’m off to

International Scheming I’m off to London on Friday for the Mont Pelerin Society meeting. But before that I’ll be having coffee with an old friend whom I met at Moscow…

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What Can One Say?

I just got the latest book from my old dissertation supervisor at Oxford University, John Gray. It’s called Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals. Here’s an important passage:…

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Scandal I’m at a most

Scandal I’m at a most interesting conference in Victoria on “Liberty and the City.” It includes a number of law professors (and one U.S. federal judge), some historians, some city…

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