If Swedes Ruled the World
It seems to me that if we put the Swedes in charge, the situation in Palestine would clear up of its own accord. Look at …
Category: Reflections
Draft Evasion: $10,000, Smoking Marijuana: $25,000, Living in a Civil Society: Priceless
Criminal penalties are not prices. Occasionally the idea surfaces that the schedule of penalties for felonies and misdemeanors is a price list. By implication, people …
The Good, The bad, and the “Good” Bad
How many people who believe that Andrea Yates killed her children because she is insane would stop believing it if they learned, say, that she …
Sex Talk, Si; Political Talk, No!
Back in a different era – one that seems touchingly innocent now – people used to argue, sometimes almost sincerely, about whether the First Amendment …
Nightline of the Living Dead
ABC’s attempt to replace its late-night “news” show Nightline with David Letterman’s comedy show pleased me enormously in every possible way. First, it demonstrated how …
Super Bowl, Super Bunk
Each year, the Super Bowl features some of the most interesting (and expensive) advertising on television. This year, however, viewers were subjected to numerous annoying …
The New Recycling
The John Locke Foundation reports that North Carolina is using some of its tobacco lawsuit money to subsidize a tobacco processing facility in Nash County. …
Where Were the Inside Traders When we Really Needed Them?
Contrary to what you hear from just about every politician and every pundit, the Enron collapse suggests that less regulation might make future disasters of …
Luge the Whales
At the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, the Olympic flag was carried in by people representing the “five” continents of the world and the …
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 …