Writes Kevin Gutzman: “In the Founders’ day, the 4th of July was a partisan holiday. It was celebrated in the 1790s and 1800s by Jeffersonian Republicans desirous of showing their devotion to Jeffersonian, rather than Hamiltonian, political philosophy. If you were a Federalist in the 1790s,… Read More
Technology Is ‘Destroying Jobs’
According to a professor at MIT . Check it out, but the implication is that we could create more jobs by ditching computers and automobiles, carrying things on our backs instead of on freight trains, etc. If aliens came to earth and brought us an inexpensive array of goods,… Read More
Something You New Yorkers Must Do
No, it has nothing to do with politics or Mike Bloomberg. You have to see Around the World in 80 Days . It’s the only off-Broadway show I’ve ever seen, and it is astonishingly good. I cannot believe the actors maintain such a frenetic pace, flawlessly, while changing characters and costumes… Read More
LifeSiteNews’ Donor Challenge
Via my wife, who volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center: LifeSiteNews.com will receive a $75,000 gift from an anonymous donor if it reaches 3500 donors within the next six days.
I Thought This Article Was a Joke
Gareth sent me a link to an article called “ This 75-year-old Law Should Protect Americans from Unpaid Internships .” I laughed a little, thinking, “Right, we need to be protected against an offer someone might make to us!” But the author really is serious. We really are too stupid, in his view, to… Read More
Anti-NSA Typeface?
Hmm .
Another Question For You Generous Audio People
I was hoping I could use the same lapel microphone on my laptop that I plug into my camcorder. No such luck. I have one of those laptops with a single jack for both audio input and output. And according to the users guide, “The… Read More
Busy Week
Sorry for the lack of posts. I am working very hard this week on the Western Civilization I course I am preparing for tenth graders in the Ron Paul homeschool curriculum. I need to record 180 video lessons (it’s a year-long course, which means 36… Read More
June’s Book Winners
I give away free signed books every month to ten subscribers to my free e-letter. My letter is sent out with non-annoying frequency, and has lots of good info in it. Take a minute and sign up . (I always ask for permission before publishing anyone’s name, of course.) Here are June’s… Read More
Military Officer Reads Liberty Arguments, Has Second Thoughts, Retires
Writes Greg: I’m not sure you’ll ever read this post in its entirety and, honestly, that’s ok. I might be writing more for my own self-therapy than anything else. I want to let you know that my recent experiences on the battlefield have completely changed… Read More
