Redefining the Market
“I am an ardent believer in the free market.” An ardent believer. So said President Obama to the Business Roundtable on Feb. 24. “You create …
Senseless in Seattle
On February 12, Judge Catherine Shaffer of King County Superior Court threw out Seattle’s ban on carrying a gun at a city park, golf course, …
Alverna’s World: A Small Town in 1920
Once there was a world of few regulations and no welfare state. There were rules, of course, but there was considerable flexibility in the application …
Time Unripe
Libertarians were cheered when Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. But Paul started his speech to …
A Libertarian Among the Republicans
I am in a group phone interview with Gary Johnson, the former construction-company owner and libertarian-leaning Republican who was governor of New Mexico for two …
The Left’s Playbook
Late last year, The New Republic published a pep talk for progressives. It was by John B. Judis and was called “Anti-Statism in America.” Its …
The Obama Regime: Year One
What of Barack Obama, one year on? I argued a year ago in these pages (“Same as the Old Boss?”, March 2009), that he was …
Man and Groom
On November 3, in a close vote, the voters of Washington state appear to have approved Referendum 71, creating civil unions for same-sex couples with …
When Communism Was Cool
The homage that Western intellectuals once paid to the Soviet Union is difficult to fathom. They had no praise for Hitler and Nazism, but Lenin …
With the Paul Brigades
I wondered about Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty. It had begun to offer regional conferences, and the second one, in late May, was in a …