We know that conscription is slavery and empire is slavery but what is slavery? "The Tale of the Slave" from Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia, pp. 290-292. Consider the following sequence of cases, which we shall call the Tale of the Slave, and imagine it is...
*SO SUE HIM: Julian Sanchez gives everyone's favorite law professor a swift kick in the shorts. *SUPPORT OUR TROOPS: The patriots at Free Republic show veterans some mad love. *UH, MR. PRESIDENT: “Is Bulgaria still part of the coalition, and, if so, what have they...
This essay by Ted Rall has sent Instaredundant and his posse into a holy furor. "Rall supports the Iraqi insurgents!" shrieks the blob. Come on, guys, that's simple-minded even for you. But let's grant that Rall is, in Reynolds' words (actually, he probably took them...
From Wednesday's Today show: Couric: “You say you’re not a hero...” Lynch: “No.” Couric: “...you’re a survivor.” Lynch: “Exactly.” Couric: “But, Rick, you think Jessica Lynch is a hero.” Bragg: “Yeah, we’ve argued about this, too, a lot. But, you know, I’ve said this...
Our good friends at the Independent Institute are putting on a very important forum tonight in Oakland, California. Terrorism expert James Bovard, Margaret Russell of the ACLU, and Georgetown University Professor of Law David Cole will explain the dangerous PATRIOT...
Fortunately, Micah Holmquist is picking up the slack in the Instapundit/Andrew Sullivan I-beg-your-pardon department.
The requirement that an object have utility is a necessary component of the labor theory of value, if it is to avoid certain objections. Suppose a person works on something absolutely useless that no one wants. For example, he spends his hours efficiently making a big...
Why does NYT's Thomas Friedman keep calling Iraq a car? Can you really drive without a steering wheel? Has Hertz or Avis ever gotten back a spotless rental? These and other questions answered by Matt Taibbi, who concludes: There is only one reason why muddle-headed...
To say I am not optimistic about the future of Central Asia is an understatement of oceanic proportions. The entire region is unstable, with ethnic disputes and conflicts over borders, water, oil, and pipelines disrupting every political discussion. It is debatable...
Move over, Ben Shapiro, here come the kids of Mt. Lake, MN, to explain how the Big Guy (God, not Ashcroft) was gonna take our freedom away if we didn't invade Iraq. As K-Lo noted over at the Corner, these kids think about war's big picture. Gosh, if war gave us the...
