A Memorial for Adam Smith
The Proposed Statute and Location Some years ago I took a trip up to Edinburgh from Oxford and visited the gravesite of Adam Smith. It wasn’t a pleasant thing to…
Libertarian Miscellany
Liberty on Audio
People who absorb ideas through the spoken word, and are interested in liberty, should be subscribing to CatoAudio. On the CatoAudio site is a free offering of a segment (about…
A Brilliant Victory for the Institute for Justice!
Stomp Out Protectionism and Privilege! The heroes at the Institute for Justice have done it again, with a victory for freedom of trade in the Supreme Court. Here’s IJ’s web…
The History and Philosophy of Liberty and Power
Madison and his iPod Places are still available at the upcoming Cato University seminar June 2 – 5. The faculty will include: Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, author of Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving…
A New Libertarian Blog (in German)
A libertarian academic at the University of Freiburg whom I met at the Mont Pelerin Society meeting last year in Hamburg, Christoph Sprich, has a new and interesting blog, www.sprich.net.
So-Do-My Friends and Neighbors
Waiting for a Viable Policy…. Paul Varnell, the independent philosopher, columnist, and all round smart guy, has a very interesting essay on “Sodomy and the Military” over at the Independent…
Anyone for Arizona?
Wide Open Spaces My friend Damon Chetson has informed me that the Goldwater Institute, for which he is now vice president, is looking for people to mosy out west, hunker…
Gun Ban in D.C.
My colleague and friend Bob Levy and co-counsel Alan Gura have written an article on our lawsuit over the D.C. gun ban: “Playing Chicken Roulette.”
Libertarianism and St. Patrick’s Day
A Hero of Liberty I don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking green beer or wearing a green vest. I think about the dedication of a courageous man to human…