The Ignoble Lie
Alexander Pope said that “priests of all religions are the same.” This can also be said of politicians. A stock in trade of American politicians …
Adwaitya, R.I.P.
On March 22, the world’s oldest conscious being, Adwaitya (“The One and Only”), an Aldabra Giant Tortoise, died of liver failure at the Calcutta Zoo. …
Word Watch – June 2006
Professor Leland Yeager of Auburn University, a good friend of this column – and this column needs good friends – writes to issue a warning …
Harry Browne, R.I.P.
Harry Browne (1933- 2006), twice presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, died on March 1 at his home in Franklin, Tenn. He had fought Lou …
Madeleine Pelner Cosman, R.I.P
Madeleine Cosman (1937-2006) died in San Diego Count)’, Calif., on March 2, of complications of scleroderma. She was a forceful spokesman for conservative and libertarian …
Word Watch – April 2006
People who don’t like this column – and there are people who don’t like this column – complain about its haughty tone, its arrogant desire …
Buckshot Blunder
It’s typical of the behavior of this administration that when the Vice President managed to shoot somebody, it was by accident and it was a …
Wins, Losses, and Libertarian Ideas
Libertarian ideas are based in part on moral principles, in part on economic or “praxeological” principles – ideas about the nature of human choice and …
It Couldn’t Have Been Anyone Else
When Bill Bradford died, he took about half the memory of the libertarian movement with him. Bill probably knew more people of influence among libertarians …
Word Watch – March 2006
Every year, Lake Superior State University justifies its existence by issuing a Banished Words List – a list of “badly overused words and phrases” that, …