Oil Spill: THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!
Really? Rob Lyons seems to think otherwise, here. A very fascinating article that argues against the constant fear-mongering of the state.
Jefferson or Obama?
Tom Woods on your choice between liberty and the status quo, here.
“It Is For Our Own Good”…
that we walk through full-body scanners at the airports. It is also for our own good, of course, that they keep the body images instead of deleting them…read more here.
Education Revolution
Gary North on the shifting model of a good education, here.
The Liberation of Women
I recently had the experience of seeing, first-hand, a very outspoken “liberated woman.” While I have no doubt that I run into “feminists” fairly frequently, this particular situation and the flagrant attitude of this woman caught my attention. She was a speaker at an event, and looked to be about 8 months pregnant. The stairs going up to the stage were quite steep, and a gentleman on the stage suggested that someone help her. She retorted fiercely that she didn’t need “no stinking help” and wasn’t “disabled yet.” I was a little shocked by this. It was not the best…
The Problem of Speaking
There was an article on LewRockwell.com yesterday about the debate over the language spoken in America. I think perhaps it would be helpful to step away from the emotionally-charged controversy and look at it from another perspective. Why don’t we think about immigrants from Poland, from Russia, from Germany, who continue to speak their native language in the same way? Why aren’t we offended when an elderly person from another country never masters the common language of America? I think this comes into an ever bigger issue/problem we tend to have. I hate to say that it is the “White Man’s Burden”…
More from Mises U
Today is the last day of Mises University 2010. I’m already making plans for next year. 🙂 Here’s an observation from the week: Something that I love about the Mises Institute is the aesthetic beauty. Yes, the building is a little confusing because of all the additions, stairways, and so forth, but that difficulty is overwhelmed by the beauty of the building. It is not utilitarian in any sense. That is, there are some things that are there just because it makes the place beautiful. Not detail must have an physical utility. The place–inside and out–is gorgeous. The detail that…
“Parallel Lives: Liberty Or Power?”
I first heard this as a speech given by Lew Rockwell down at Jekyll Island. It is amazing, that’s all I can say. Please read this article version.
The Philosophy of Liberty
Attention Deficit Democracy
By James Bovard on the phenomenon of Americans going to the polls, but after voting day, not caring or knowing what the government is doing. Read it here.
