Politics


A Dysfunctional Policy Exposed

A Bus to Nowhere The riots in France are exposing to public attention the effects of years of deeply dysfunctional policies in France. Not only deep and prolonged unemployment, but…

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Titles Available in Arabic on Lamp of Liberty

The Lamp of Liberty My colleagues have been busy posting new items on The Lamp of Liberty. Here’s a list of the items available in Arabic on www.Misbahalhurriyya.org. (A number…

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Nic o Nas, Bez Nas!*

For Your Freedom, and Ours** It looks like the Social Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the Polish elections. The interesting question is what will be the outcome of the…

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A Little Political Arithmetic

Not By Elections, Though… There’s almost always a silver lining and the silver lining (from my perspective, at least) in the German elections was the boost in the fortunes of…

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So I’m Not the Only One Who Notices the BBC’s Hateful Biases….

Whether it was politic or not to reveal the remarks, what Rupert Murdoch said Tony Blair had told him shows that at least someone pays attention to the remarkable (taxpayer…

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So I’m Not the Only One Who Notices the BBC’s Hateful Biases….

Whether it was politic or not to reveal the remarks, what Rupert Murdoch said Tony Blair had told him shows that at least someone pays attention to the remarkable (taxpayer…

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Very Mixed Results in Germany

I’ve been on the phone with friends in Germany and going over the election results. Although it’s gratifying to see the Free Democratic Party (a party of freer markets and…

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The Curse of Oil

Shutting Off Liberty and the Rule of Law If you want to know why countries that are rich in resources are often poor in liberty, justice, the rule of law,…

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What Should the Prez Do?

I’m not sure I know the proper response to the New Orleans situation, but Andrew Sullivan is, as usual, quite direct: Fire Michael Brown.

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What Is This Going to Do to the Court Battle?

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST DIES….

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