Milton Friedman, R.I.P.
Economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94. Although the man was a huge influence on economic thinking, I never read much of his writing. My self-imposed education in the basics of economics came well after he made his major contributions, so by the time I encountered his writings, I had already learned… Read more
Look Who’s Talking About Confusion and Abuse
The Drug Czar’s blog, Pushing Back has this item: Prop 215: Creating Confusion, Abuse, and Criminality since 1996 What happens when pro-drug groups con voters into passing marijuana legalization laws under the guise of medicine? What happens when these state laws conflict with Federal law? What happens when criminal groups and drug dealers start selling… Read more
About that O.J. Interview…
Dear Mr. Goldman, As you may know, even though Orenthal James “O. J.” Simpson has claimed he did not murder either his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, or your son, Ron Goldman, he has received a book deal from ReganBooks for a reputed $3.5 million to explain how he might have done it…if he had done… Read more
How to Defeat Islamofascism
While people all over the blogosphere are arguing what to do about Islamofascism—the desire and attempt by some Muslims to force Islam on everybody else in the world by conquest or terror—I think Lindsay Beyerstein, who is skeptical about the threat (or even existance) of Islamofascism may have nevertheless hit on the perfect strategy to… Read more
Balconies
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