Middle Eastern Liberty
I was in Oman for the Economic Freedom of the World Network meeting, which inaugurated the Economic Freedom of the Arab World, a new study that rates 16 of the…
Libertarian Miscellany
Yale Free Press Interview
As a followup to my recent talk before the Yale Political Union, I was interviewed (by email) by one of the writers for the Yale Free Press, Andrew Stegmaier. (I…
Inspiring Friends of Freedom
Yesterday and today I’ve had the privilege of meeting with pro-liberty activists from Georgia, Syria, Mauritania, and Iraq. Yesterday my colleagues and I met with Paata Sheshelidze and Gia Jandieri…
Proof of the Terrible Effects of Gay Marriage
My old friend Stan McGee from Hertford College, Oxford recently married his boyfriend in Massachusetts. Here’s a useful documentary on the baleful effects of gay marriage in the Gomorrah of…
Upcoming Presentations
On the Road I’ll be speaking some fun libertarian seminars in the near future. The first will be the Advocates for Self-Government Twentieth Anniversary Celebration in Atlanta, where I’ll speak…
Liberty and Culture Blog
Why, Back in the Old Days…. I’ve just learned about a new blog that’s definitely worth a visit: Liberty and Culture. It’s the product of Anders Monsen, whom I first…
“Modernisation” of Police Powers
Stop, in the Name of Modernisation! Sir Ian Blair, London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has suggested “modernisation” of the police force by empowering “some police officers – paid more and with…
“Modernisation” of Police Powers
Stop, in the Name of Modernisation! Sir Ian Blair, London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has suggested “modernisation” of the police force by empowering “some police officers – paid more and with…
You Can Learn Something New Every Day
First Page of “Original Rough Draught” of the Declaration of Independence One of the very sharp research interns (Jonathan Rick) at the Cato Institute (of course, they’re all very sharp,…
Liberty on the Web
The Language of Liberty As the Constant The Cato Institute’s Liberty on the Web program: regularly updated websites in four languages. (The Arabic site is at the moment less dynamic…