A lot of this won’t apply to you — much of it is taken up with criticisms of copyeditors — but that doesn’t mean it isn’t thoroughly enjoyable to read Thomas Sowell, one of my favorite writers, on writing . The best way to improve as a writer is to read the work of… Read More
More States Prepared to Resist New Gun Measures
Here’s an article that looks at the status of various state-level bills seeking to nullify new firearms regulations potentially coming from the federal government. It begins with this interesting observation about state defiance of federal marijuana laws: Shortly after voters in Colorado and Washington State approved measures that legalized… Read More
Fed Won’t End Stimulus, It Tells Investors
Note that as usual, the Fed and the New York Times reporter both take for granted that Fed stimulus can have only positive effects on employment. The net result of Fed activity from 2000-2007 (the boom years!) was zero new breadwinner jobs. Zero. But now we are to look to the Fed for… Read More
The Misplaced Fear of ‘Monopoly’
When you debate libertarianism or the free market on the Internet, you are guaranteed to hear, in addition to the inevitable roads objection, “Why, ‘monopolists’ would dominate the world! Wherever would we be without our wise protectors in the public sector,” etc. That’s why I… Read More
Current Events With Brian Wilson
Chatting with radio legend Brian Wilson , who’s behind the exciting Libertas Media Project , about events in the news. Something to listen to while cleaning the kitchen.
Your Rights at Checkpoints
There are several kinds of checkpoints you might encounter; here’s how to handle them.
15 Benefits of the Drug War — for the State
Kevin Carson ignores the public interest rhetoric and gets right down to the benefits of the drug war for the state and its clients. A sample: 1. It has surrounded the Fourth Amendment’s “search and seizure” restrictions, and similar provisions in state constitutions, with so many “good… Read More
Obamacare May Bite You at the Vet
Another “unintended consequence.”
The New Pope and the Liturgy: Bad News
There has been a dispute over the past several days regarding whether Cardinal Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, implemented Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio Summorum Pontificum in Buenos Aires. (Summorum is the document that liberated the pre-1970 liturgical books, which had previously required explicit ecclesiastical approval.) Some… Read More
Why Waste Your Time Eating?
When you can get all the nutrients you need by drinking Soylent , a “carefully portioned mix of fat (olive oil), carb (oligosaccharides), vitamins, and minerals. It has a milky white color and slightly sugary flavor, which [its inventor] says is quite enjoyable.”