Another Government Failure
Despite the billions spent since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, it w
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Didn’t make the front page
And you have to read pretty deeply to find that the new h
Conserving conserves nothing
Maybe it was the holiday spirit. Or maybe it was the impatient line of holiday shoppers anxiously waiting for me to finish paying the cashier.
The Carrot and the Stick
[The Economist, June 29, 1946. Reprinted in American Affairs, Vol. 8, No.
Avatar is Great and Libertarian
My wife and I saw Avatar this weekend in 3D. Here’s the verdict: four out of four stars.
Have You Changed Your Mind About Intellectual Property?
It’s my impression that in the last 5-10 years, there has been a striking movement towards the anti-IP camp among libertarians and Austrians.
Impoverisher of the Year
As readers of this blog know, in an astounding feat of oblivious irony, Time magazine has chosen the man who very likely just broke the world as “P
