Constitution Day: (n.) Observed on September 17, the day on which federally funded American educational institutions, themselves unconstitutional, are unconstitutionally required to teach about the Constitution.
Another Neocon Crime: Choosing Boring Books
A panel of neoconservatives was asked to choose the top American conservative books of all time. Left completely off the entire list is anything by Russell Kirk, Richard Weaver, or Robert Nisbet. Instead, we get either the most predictable and perfunctory answers (e.g., The Federalist (Papers) and Democracy in America ) or biographies… Read More
South Carolina Governor Presented With Nullification
City councilman Steve Isom is a bigger booster of my book Nullification than I myself, if this video is any indication. Here Governor Mark Sanford and other South Carolina officials are presented with signed copies. Steve is insistent about getting them to read it and having… Read More
I Have a Question About the War on Drugs
Opponents of the War on Drugs sometimes argue that the artificially elevated profits — because of artificially elevated drug prices — that drug dealers enjoy thanks to criminalization have caused all kinds of havoc, particularly in minority neighborhoods. Young kids get the wrong kind of… Read More
See You in Fargo
This Saturday I’ll be speaking in Fargo, North Dakota, alongside Barry Goldwater, Jr., former U.S. Congressman and son of the legendary senator. Students can attend free. Details here .
War, Liberty, and Morality
Here I discuss my book (co-edited with Murray Polner) We Who Dared to Say No to War: American Antiwar Writing from 1812 to Now . So many of us will say the government is incompetent and even sinister, but make an exception for this particular government program. Time for some fresh thinking.
Nullify Now Tour Starts This Weekend
This Saturday in Fort Worth we kick off the Nullify Now tour, which will force the indispensable idea of state nullification into the national consciousness by means of high-profile events in major cities. Next month it’s Orlando (featuring former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson) and… Read More
"Small Is Beautiful" Guy Hearts Fed
Here’s a reply I just wrote to an email asking me where a certain person got the idea that the economy was in recession 40% of the time in the nineteenth century. I am calling the person X, because he’s about the most uncharitable (and… Read More
Wisconsin This Saturday!
Hope to see some of you at my event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this Saturday!
I Would Like to Vote for a Plastic Man, Please
With the exception of Ron Paul, this Iowa poll is an establishment fest. Oooh, you mean I might get a chance to vote for that great statesman Tim Pawlenty for the Republican nomination in 2012? How will I ever choose between Pawlenty and Rick Santorum? Or between deep… Read More