the forgotten man.

their main interest is liberty

Today I was reminded of a great quote from Barry Goldwater's Conscience of a Conservative . Last time I discussed the book I was rather negative, but as far as 20th century politicians go, Goldwater was near the top. The following might convince you...

terrorism in a police state

If you haven't seen this disturbing video , and you care about police powers in a free society, it's definitely worth a watch. The story can be found in an article from Reason Magazine . Here we see the fallout of a) the war on drugs and b) the...

the forgotten man of health care

The New York Times , in its article about the president signing the new health care bill , talked about a "select group of ordinary Americans" who attended the ceremony, who had become a "case in point for Mr. Obama" in his quest to...

mccain-feingold

The Supreme Court has overturned parts of McCain-Feingold, the law that restricted speech by organizations, including nonprofits. From the majority opinion: The law before us is an outright ban, backed by criminal sanctions. Section 441b makes it a felony...

climategate

I haven't read Crisis and Leviathan by Robert Higgs, but I feel like he could issue an updated edition with at least a few pages on Climategate. To recap: hackers released data from a major climate research center that show that scientists have been...