Seeking the Promised Land
Branch’s “America in the King Years” trilogy began with the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner “Parting the Waters,” which covered the period leading up to the …
They’re Still Coming for Your Land
Last summer, when the Supreme Court declared in Kelo v. New London that states may condemn private property and transfer it to developers and businesses …
While San Francisco Burned
A century before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, an earthquake measuring around 8.0 and lasting more than a full minute smashed into the city …
Judging the Court
This is the first of a to-be-yearly roundup of Supreme Court decisions by the most important libertarian lawyers in the country – which is to …
Yellows and Reds in the Golden State
I’ve been doing some research on the history of California’s constitution, and it has been an eye-opening experience indeed. If you thought that nobody really …
Kentucky Baked Chicken
A customer at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Mill Valley, Calif., opened his box of chicken and discovered two bags of marijuana instead. Apparently he …
Silence of the Peasants
One of the most severe restrictions of political speech since the Sedition Act has passed the House of Representatives and is now on its way …
Lincoln the Jeffersonian
William Lee Miller writes like a good professor talks – with a chatty and thoughtful tone that makes his books quite gratifying. His 1994 Business …
PC Terrorism
Only days after the attack on the World Trade Center, I was solicited to join a terrorist group. I do not exaggerate – I was …
Standing Athwart Liberty Yelling, “Stop”
In a couple recent National Review Online columns, Jonah Goldberg has once again tried to figure out libertarianism, and once again failed. You’ll recall that …