Political Science

The title is not about Mitt Romney winning the Iowa caucus, it's about Rick Santorum coming in second. I explain my reaction over at Nobody's Business in this post. If nothing else, watch the three minute video in which Santorum explains why freedom is bad and ask yourself if this is the guy you want to have the power to detain Americans without a trial. It's not too early to … [Read more...] about The Totalitarian Moment

For whatever it's worth, I've started writing a series of posts about Occupy Wall Street over at Nobody's Business. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 … [Read more...] about A Libertarian Looks at Occupy Wall Street

So let me see if I get this right. If I understand the new budget deal correctly, the Republicans got the spending cuts they wanted without any tax increases, and all Obama got was an increase in the debt limit large enough that it won't need to be raised again until 2013. (I'm ignoring the 12-member "super-congress" that will make future proposals for balancing the budget … [Read more...] about Obama Sold Out

Sad news, everyone: Former Drug Czar William Bennett has himself fallen victim to the curse of drug abuse. At least that's the only explanation I can think of for his absurd pro-Trump editorial on CNN.com: Proving he is willing to call 'em as he sees 'em, and not following the traditional advice for prospective candidates that it's not a good idea to anger your audience, he … [Read more...] about When You Think Authenticity, You Think Trump?

A couple of years ago, shortly before the 2008 elections, some people were making fun of undecided voters for being stupid: How could anyone not tell the difference between Barack Obama or John McCain after 20 months of campaigning? How could anyone not know which one they thought would make a better president? At the time, I wrote a defense of undecided voters premised on the … [Read more...] about Decision In the Face Of Deception