Politics & Rights
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
How to Stand with Stone and Parker
Daniel Wahl April 24, 2010
[caption id="attachment_31275" align="alignright" width="300"] Image: Ensceptico[/caption] Following thinly-veiled death threats by a Muslim group against Trey Parker and Matt Stone (the creators of South Park) for portraying Mohammed dressed as a bear in a cartoon, Anderson Cooper interviewed the author of Infidel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I grew up as a…
Politics & Rights
More Clarity from the Obama Administration?
Daniel Wahl April 21, 2010
The police recently evacuated the media from a small protest that, apparently, someone in Washington didn’t want Americans to see. And, as the video of that encounter spreads, it’s worth recalling what John Lewis pointed out in his article “Obama’s Atomic Bomb: The Ideological Clarity of the Democratic Agenda”: This…
Politics & Rights
George and Sharlee McNamee Fight to Keep Their Own Back Yard
Craig Biddle March 4, 2010
From FOXNews: George and Sharlee McNamee have a beautiful home, an ocean view and a bounty of children and grandchildren who invade their house every weekend. The breeze is fresh, the view is stunning and retired life in Corona Del Mar, Calif., is good. But the McNamees wake up every morning…
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Capitalism Unbound, by Andrew Bernstein
Ari Armstrong February 20, 2010
Ari Armstrong reviews Capitalism Unbound: The Incontestable Moral Case for Individual Rights, by Andrew Bernstein.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
The Practicality of Private Waterways
Shows how the establishment of private waterways, and the protection of property rights therein, would solve myriad pressing problems, from water pollution to depleting fish stocks to disputes about rights-of-way.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
The Virtue of Treating People Like Animals: Why Human Health Care Should Mirror Veterinary Health Care
Sarah Gelberg February 20, 2010
Shows that although veterinary and human medicine are extremely similar in terms of quality of care, the freer market for the former makes it substantially more affordable and accessible than the latter.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Government-Run Health Care vs. the Hippocratic Oath
Paul Hsieh February 20, 2010
Identifies and concretizes various ways in which government interference in health care precludes doctors from honoring their promise to use their best judgment in treating their patients.
Politics & Rights
Citizens United and the Battle for Free Speech in America
Steve Simpson February 20, 2010
Analyzes the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, surveys the relevant history of campaign finance laws in relation to the Court’s decision, and discusses the significance of the ruling for the future of free speech.
Politics & Rights
Letters and Replies, Spring 2010
Doug Altner February 20, 2010
Doug Altner answers a letter about the Barbary pirate wars.
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Winning the Unwinnable War
Grant W. Jones February 20, 2010
Grant W. Jones reviews Winning the Unwinnable War: America’s Self-Crippled Response to Islamic Totalitarianism, edited by Elan Journo.