A reader writes: I watched your response to the Gary Weiss article in Salon and was impressed. You should know that Weiss is pretty much for sale. I’ve spent the past five years looking into his history and it’s very sordid. He simply does not take strong…
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Thanks to George Leef for this generous review of Back on the Road to Serfdom , a book I edited and which appeared in January of this year. Lots of great essays in here that you’ll be glad to add to your arsenal of arguments for the free society, and which will give…
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My latest video. Once in a while a longer video is necessary. Hope this one gives you some good ammunition!

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 ,…
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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…
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Come ask me a question or just sit back and watch tonight at 9pm ET at PatriotPolls.com .

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…
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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…
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