Joseph Coberly, Rest In Peace
I’ve learned of the death of an old friend, Joseph E. Coberly, Jr., a long-time promoter of freedom and a man of principle and integrity. I met Joe many years…
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Petro-State Corruption On Display
Hugo Chavez, who first came to national attention when he led a military coup attempt in 192, is on his way to buying a massive reelection victory, thanks to high…
A Muslim Voice Against Radical Political Islamism
Anwar Ibrahim: A Courageous Voice for Liberty My colleagues are very pleased to translate, publish, and widely disseminate throughout the Arabic world the writings of Anwar Ibrahim, a courgeous voice…
Muslim Basher Robert Spencer Upset at my Dismissal of his Book
Don’t Bother: It’s Not Worth the Effort Robert Spencer, author of one of the trashiest and least enlightening books I’ve read, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)…
The Loss of a Great Champion of Freedom
Click for the Statement of the Friedman Foundation My Blackberry started buzzing early this morning with very sad news, which continued to come in throughout the day. It is hard…
“I am an Ignoramus, Hear Me Roar!,” Declares Lou Dobbs
One of the least insightful people on television today (and that’s saying a lot), is Lou Dobbs, who has just issued his manifesto: And, yes, I’m an ardent and fervent…
NAE Site Being Updated…..
Whoops! I guess this is the equivalent of Bill Clinton’s “I didn’t inhale.” UPDATE: This interview is positively painful to watch. I feel sorry for his wife. And I would…
A Great End to an Exhilirating Conference
I’m really happy with the conference on “Freedom, Commerce, and Peace: A Regional Agenda.” We had Georgians and Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, Armenians and Azeris, Iranians and Iraqis, Romanians and…
My New Colleague
It’s nice finally to be able to announce publicly that Andrei Illarionov, one of Russia’s most outspoken friends of liberty, has joined the Cato Institute as a senior fellow. The…
A Fine Man Is Gone
In the course of running seminars and giving talks on freedom, I have met many admirable people. One of the most memorable recently died. Pedro A. Diaz died at the…