Political Theory
Voter Ignorance and Democracy
On Friday I participated in a small seminar with a group of colleagues and law professor Ilya Somin, author of a new Cato study, “When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: How Political…
Lecture on “Freedom and the Constitution of the Founding Fathers”
I haven’t heard it myself yet, but I remember giving it and it seemed ok at the time. Here is the link to the audio recording of a talk I…
Lecture on “Freedom and the Constitution of the Founding Fathers”
I haven’t heard it myself yet, but I remember giving it and it seemed ok at the time. Here is the link to the audio recording of a talk I…
Lecture on “Freedom and the Constitution of the Founding Fathers”
I haven’t heard it myself yet, but I remember giving it and it seemed ok at the time. Here is the link to the audio recording of a talk I…
Lecture on “Freedom and the Constitution of the Founding Fathers”
I haven’t heard it myself yet, but I remember giving it and it seemed ok at the time. Here is the link to the audio recording of a talk I…
The New Federalism: Abolish the States
In order to ensure that there be uniformity across the nation, many conservatives have lined up to support a “Federal Marriage Amendment”. For a knockdown defense of federalism against the…
An Immigration Policy that Would Exclude Its Author
It’s remarkable to find someone so lacking in awareness of self, or in the ability to perceive himself as others might perceive him, that he would announce an immigration policy…
Politics and the English Language
I’ll be leading a seminar tomorrow (oops! It’s already today.) on writing for the Cato Institute research seminar. The text that will provide a kickoff for our discussion is George…
A Great Scholar Leaves the Scene, but Leaves His Mark on It, Nonetheless
Aaron Director, one of the more influential and interesting intellectual figures of the twentieth century, has died. The Washington Post obituary (requires very simple registration) is pretty straightforward, but the…