Not Yet
Much as I respect the thinking of Ralph Reiland (see previous reflection), I am not yet laughing at critics of state power, like Lew Rockwell. …
The Trouble With Harry
Last August, former two-time libertarian party presidential candidate Harry Browne publicly charged that I had “imagined” and “invented” certain items about his presidential campaign in …
Today’s Crazy Investment Environment
This is a crazy world. And I’m not just talking about crazies from the Middle East, who figure that the way to pursue their religion …
A Good Man Gone
Dick Armey’s announcement that he would not seek re-election to the House of Representatives comes as bad news for libertarians. Armey has been an unusual …
The Second Casualty
Randolph Bourne famously observed that “war is the health of the state.” The present undeclared war against the Taliban government of Afghanistan and the stateless …
What’s Treason One Day is Patriotism the Next
This is a weird world. A good share of the mail that Liberty has lately received has excoriated us either for being absurdly pro-war or …
The Market for Safety
Adrian Day suggests that airport security would be better if a single entity were responsible for it, whether that were the government or some private …
Friendly Fire
A little-noticed news item in The Wall Street Journal (Nov. 9) reports that the extremely virulent form of anthrax – the Ames strain – was …
The Death of Crash
Cash money is one of mankind’s greatest inventions. He who possesses it can trade it for just about anything. Once price is agreed upon, he …
The Enron Mess
The collapse of Enron was gaudy and spectacular, providing ample grist for the mills of punditry and ample amusement for the couch potato. The only …