Gay Parade March in Moscow .. in English now
I just got back from a hellacious trip from Baku to Washington. But I was pleased to find that a slightly edited (i.e., shorter) version of my essay on the…
Political Theory
Vernon Smith on “Globalization and Human Betterment” Now Available in Arabic
The excellent essay on “Globalization and Human Betterment” by Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith is now available in Arabic. His author’s page (with a short bio and the link to…
Vernon Smith on “Globalization and Human Betterment” Now Available in Arabic
The excellent essay on “Globalization and Human Betterment” by Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith is now available in Arabic. His author’s page (with a short bio and the link to…
The Case for a Gay Pride Parade in Moscow
My essay on the case for allowing a gay pride parade in Moscow has been published on Cato.ru and will appear on Saturday on the popular gay website GayRussia.ru. I’ve…
The History of Religious Toleration and Freedom
Perez Zagorin’s new book How the Idea of Religious Toleration Came to the West is excellent. I recommend it highly. I learned a good deal from it, especially concerning the…
Satisfaction for Every Taste
Matisyahu Thank G-d for C-pit-lism, which allows such flourishing of different forms of art. We now have Hasidic Reggae. I’m looking forward to Hasidic Hip Hop next! (Matisyahu’s website here.)
Lobbying: A Remarkable Rate of Return
According to reporter Jeffrey H. Birnbaum in the Washington Post (February 14, 2006, “Clients’ Rewards Keep K Street Lobbyists Thriving“), Annual fees paid to registered lobbyists reached $2.1 billion in…
Excellent New Book from Richard Epstein
I had the pleasure of reading successive versions of the manuscript for Richard Epstein‘s little gem of a book, How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution, and yesterday I saw the fireworks…
Danish Islam: the Illiberal and the Liberal
Freedom for Egyptians reports that Islam in Denmark is revealing two faces: one that demands suppression of free speech through force and one that calls for persuasion in place of…
The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism, in Arabic, too
Ludwig von Mises’s insightful essay “The Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism” is now available in Arabic. (More is in the works. And I’m delighted that Liberty Fund has…