An Unwasted Crisis
The Coronavirus crisis has proven to be a generational event that has gripped the world. Drastic measures are being taken by governments, markets are roiled, and our individual lives have been significantly impacted. We are still in the early stages, with...
Robin Hood’s Crowded Theater
A discussion prompted by yesterday’s blog post, which recounted, among other things, how Joe Biden used the ‘fire in a crowded theater’ trope to justify gun restrictions, led to a suggestion that the trope be retired. I disagreed then, and still do,...
Socialist Gaslighting
Many of us have heard the term “gaslighting.” Some of us even know what it means, and what its origin is. For the record, the Wikipedia definition: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of...
Faux Foie Gras Follies
To a consumer of libertarian bloggage, the observation of the government getting something wrong would be a betrayal of bland banality. But New York City’s foie gras ban is not just wrong, it is a case study in the ecosystem of government wrongness. The most...This Week's Poll
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