I’m not surprised on the least. They already “friend” anyone who gives them more than $100 – more than that, if you do that, they will structure a whole social life for you. If I was lonely and single, that […]
Politics
More on Healthcare: A Libertarian Speaks Well of the French System
Readers of the libertarian magazine Reason were shocked recently to find that one of the editors of that magazine, Matt Welch, has spoken highly of the French health care system. Mr. Welch is married to a French woman, and he […]
My Long Awaited Healthcare Post (In the Form of a Book Notice)
T. R. Reid, The Healing of America: a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care. New York: The Penguin Press, 2009. T. R. Reid is a correspondent for the Washington Post and a commentator on National Public Radio. […]
Aesthetics and “Property Values” Even Dethrone Technology
Aesthetics and “property values” even dethrone technology, one of the American gods! Related: LA Times: Court says cities have the right to bar telecommunications towers
New York is a Very Strange Place
Last week I had the pleasure of being in New York City for some events associated with the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA). New York City has plenty of waterfront; most of it is on islands, and it occupies the […]
Palestine: More than one way to do a two-state solution.
Why does everyone assume that in order for there to be a two-state solution in Palestine, the Palestinian state has to include the entire pre-1967 West Bank? Why could they not just enlarge the current Palestinian zones considerably? You would […]
Where I’m Still Libertarian (With a couple of shameless plugs.)
Now that I have become a big government Democrat, I am farther removed from the Libertarians than I ever was before. But as a Christian, I could never be a philosophical Libertarian, much as I would have liked to be […]
The Left Would Rather Bargain with the Redevelopment Monster
I had the fortune to discover a little piece written by one Alyssa Katz in American Prospect Online, after the Kelo decision. The AARP and the NAACP, not organizations of the right, had joined Cato and Reason, of libertarian leanings, […]