Libertarian News
Wheezing Past the Graveyard
What could go wrong? Probably more than you might imagine. We have just turned the corner into autumn. Now, things get serious, even gravely dark. America has never been so into dancing skeletons and morbidity. The small-town yards are filling up with inflatable signifiers of hell and death. Don’t you wonder what all this signifies […]
My New Dispatch Article on Updating Libertarianism
(NA) Today, The Dispatch published my article on updating libertarian ideology. The piece was inspired, in part, by insightful articles on the same topic by Randy Barnett and Timothy Sandefur, though my take on the issue is significantly different from theirs. Here is an excerpt from my article: In a recent essay, Georgetown Law professor […]
Ukraine – Zelinski’s ‘Victory Plan’ Charade
On August 27 the former president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenski announced that he would soon present a plan for ending the war with Russia: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the war with Russia would eventually end in dialogue, but that Kyiv had to be in a strong position and that he would present a plan […]
Congress Fails the Budget Test, Again
In theory, Congress is supposed to pass 12 appropriations bills by the end of each fiscal year to fund discretionary spending on defense, as well as non-defense programs like veterans’ benefits, education, transportation, and health. In practice, that hasn’t happened in more than a quarter century. This year will be no different. Despite repeated promises […]
Wheezing Past the Graveyard
What could go wrong? Probably more than you might imagine. We have just turned the corner into autumn. Now, things get serious, even gravely dark. America has never been so into dancing skeletons and morbidity. The small-town yards are filling up with inflatable signifiers of hell and death. Don’t you wonder what all this signifies […]
My New Dispatch Article on Updating Libertarianism
(NA) Today, The Dispatch published my article on updating libertarian ideology. The piece was inspired, in part, by insightful articles on the same topic by Randy Barnett and Timothy Sandefur, though my take on the issue is significantly different from theirs. Here is an excerpt from my article: In a recent essay, Georgetown Law professor […]
Ukraine – Zelinski’s ‘Victory Plan’ Charade
On August 27 the former president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenski announced that he would soon present a plan for ending the war with Russia: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the war with Russia would eventually end in dialogue, but that Kyiv had to be in a strong position and that he would present a plan […]
Congress Fails the Budget Test, Again
In theory, Congress is supposed to pass 12 appropriations bills by the end of each fiscal year to fund discretionary spending on defense, as well as non-defense programs like veterans’ benefits, education, transportation, and health. In practice, that hasn’t happened in more than a quarter century. This year will be no different. Despite repeated promises […]