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Our Infantile Public Culture After the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia and the deaths of her crew, more and more voices are calling for more and more safety precautions,…

Money to Jail Pot Smokers, but not Violent Monsters? The state of Virginia is getting ready to release from prison a man who thirty years ago kidnapped a boy, brutally…

Radio Libertarianism I’ll be on the radio tomorrow to discuss the influence and role of libertarianism in American life with Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago, Jonah Goldberg of…

Radio Libertarianism I’ll be on the radio tomorrow to discuss the influence and role of libertarianism in American life with Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago, Jonah Goldberg of…

Radio Libertarianism I’ll be on the radio tomorrow to discuss the influence and role of libertarianism in American life with Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago, Jonah Goldberg of…

Radio Libertarianism I’ll be on the radio tomorrow to discuss the influence and role of libertarianism in American life with Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago, Jonah Goldberg of…

Movies: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Interminable, Boring, and Pointless Adventures While over in London I’ve taken advantage of the high prices here to see a few movies, notably…

Cosmopolitanism and Culture Tyler Cowen has emerged as one of the most profoundly important cultural commentators and interpreters of our day. His books on culture ‘ In Praise of Commercial…

The NoÃ?Â?Ã?»s Tightens A philosopher friend with a bent for aesthetics (and who is currently teaching high school) has a new blog: Vinteuil. He’s an elegant writer and worthy of…

Ã?Â?Ã?¡LA GLOBALIZACIÃ?Â??N ES FABULOSA! I didn’t realize how good my Spanish had become until I read the Spanish version of the abridged text of my lecture on globalization at www.elcato.org….