Political Theory


African Libertarianism

The Imani Center in Ghana is organizing a seminar in Accra on Inspiring African Transformation. I’m listed on the program, although sadly I won’t be able to be there this…

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It’s Astonishing How Self-Referential Their Legislation Is

A member of Congress promotes a bill criminalizing any sexual solicitation of under 18s online … and most of you know the rest of the sordid story. Another politician proposes…

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It’s Astonishing How Self-Referential Their Legislation Is

A member of Congress promotes a bill criminalizing any sexual solicitation of under 18s online … and most of you know the rest of the sordid story. Another politician proposes…

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George Will on Brink Lindsey on America’s libertarianism

George Will has a deeply intelligent review/appreciation/critique of Brink Lindsey’s truly fine new book, The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture, in today’s New York Times…

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George Will on Brink Lindsey on America’s libertarianism

George Will has a deeply intelligent review/appreciation/critique of Brink Lindsey’s truly fine new book, The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America’s Politics and Culture, in today’s New York Times…

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Big Donor Exposes Big Shortage

It turns out that the “Big Donor” program in the Netherlands was a hoax, but a very good way to draw attention to the tremendous shortage of transplantable organs, a…

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Have They Nothing Better to Do with Their Time?

Do you have a right to force people to introduce you to other people for romance? According to a Californian in search of love (and her lawyers) the answer is…

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My Interview in a Tunisian Paper

I was interviewed by a Tunisian journalist whom I met at a conference Cato co-sponsored in Morocco. Here’s the interview in Mouwatinoun. (The name of the paper means “Citizens.” You…

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Individualism Discussed

My podcast on individualism, which was in response to the learned remarks of Professor Kenneth Minogue, whom I admire, and with whom I vigorously disagreed, at the Hudson Institute.

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And the State of Liberty in America…..

Void Where Prohibited by Law The eroding state of civil liberties in America in the face of the “War on Terror” is laid out quite neatly in this Podcast interview…

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