Virginia….a Nice Place, but….
My colleague David Boaz has a sharp piece on Reason.com on Virginia’s long history of incivility.
Politics
Timothy Garton Ash on Ukraine
Ash has an interesting essay on “The Orange Revolution” in the New York Review of Books.
Speech to Iraqi Transitional Assembly
I just got back from giving a presentation in the assembly hall of the Iraqi Transitional National Assembly. It was truly a moving experience for me, as the members had…
More Baghdad Meetings
I’ll have some interesting meetings in Baghdad today. I won’t report on them until they’re over, however.
Austrian Politics Gets Interesting
According to reports in the Austrian press (Die Presse; Der Standard), the Freiheitliche Partei Ã?Â??’sterreichs (FPÃ?Â??’) has just split, with the loathesome JÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¶rg Haider, Governor of Carinthia, becoming leader of…
Update on Trial of Saudi Reformists
A kind soul recently directed me to an article in the Arab News that updates the story of the trial of Matrouk al-Faleh, Abdullah al-Hamid, and Ali al-Domeini in Saudi…
Big Government Conservatism
Ryan Sager of the New York Post has an insightful column on the rise of big government conservatism.
Korean Travails
Don’t Dare Escape! Perhaps the saddest place on the planet is the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. It is an almost completely closed society, and yet a few do manage…
Samuelson’s Almost-Got-It Approach to Retirement Issues
Starting the Biggest Chain Letter in History Robert Samuelson is one of the best economic journalists around. His latest Washington Post column, “Welfare Junkies” (requires simple registration) offers some insightful…
Samuelson’s Almost-Got-It Approach to Retirement Issues
Starting the Biggest Chain Letter in History Robert Samuelson is one of the best economic journalists around. His latest Washington Post column, “Welfare Junkies” (requires simple registration) offers some insightful…