In my regular Q&A session at PatriotPolls.com (I’m there for 30 minutes every Tuesday at 9pm taking people’s questions) this week I promised I’d post links to a debate on abortion between Walter Block and Jakub Wisniewski. Here they are, beginning with Wisniewski: 1 , 2 ,… Read More
Sen. Rand Paul Speaks Against Indefinite Detainment
Didn’t We Used to Have High Taxes and Prosperity?
This is an argument we hear a lot: in the 1950s the top marginal income tax rate was 91 percent, and the U.S. economy hummed along just fine. (Let’s set aside the question of whether 2.2% annual growth amounted to “humming along,” and leave out… Read More
Live Woods Q&A Tonight
Come ask me a question or just sit back and watch tonight at 9pm ET at PatriotPolls.com .
Could a President Paul Accomplish Anything?
This question has been asked quite a bit. Here’s a brief answer. (1) If Ron Paul, the most revolutionary candidate in U.S. history, gets elected, it indicates a massive shift in public opinion. Politicians are known for moving with the wind. Congress will be in… Read More
A Reader Writes: What Should I Ask Cain?
From a reader: Herman Cain is speaking at my university tomorrow night in defense of free markets and enterprise. I remember you going into a detailed critique of him a couple months ago. Could you suggest some interesting and unpleasant questions to ask him? I… Read More
We Need a ‘New Economics,’ Say Progressives
A reader writes: I don’t know if you’ve heard of the group Econ4 ( http://econ4.org/news ) but they seem to be gaining traction among the OWS and progressives as a way to legitimize their stated goals (i.e. the demonization of capitalism). I spent a few minutes… Read More
Feds: Jury Nullification Advocacy Not Protected Speech
Retired chemistry professor Julian Heicklen is facing imprisonment for advocating jury nullification to passersby, following an indictment by federal prosecutors last year, according to the New York Times. He stood on a plaza outside the United States Courthouse in Manhattan and handed out brochures on the subject.… Read More
Tea Party: Cut Insane Deficits. Bring Back Crazy Deficits!
Herman Cain won a straw poll of Missouri Tea Party members last week. Ron Paul came in second, and Newt Gingrich third, with no other candidate even close. If you read this blog regularly, nothing here will come as a surprise to you. But I am still trying to… Read More
Progressives: We Owe Everything to Government
Several readers have alerted me to an article in the New York Times the other day by Gail Collins, making fun of Ron Paul for not believing in the need for various government agencies and functions. I haven’t had time to glance at it —… Read More
