The shooting today at Virginia Tech is dreadful news. I have fond memories of the time I spent at Tech and of the fine folks there. Blacksburg is (was?) one of the most idyllic college towns in the nation. . I want to extend my condolences to the families and friends of the people shot today. I […]
Archive | April, 2007
Government Lies vs. Self-Government
Responding to implacable demands from central Europe, the Future of Freedom Foundation today finally posted online the full text of my piece on Hungarian Lies and American Lessons. Hungarians are still steaming about the government’s lies in last year’s elections, but most Americans appear to have forgotten Bush’s verbal frauds from the campaign trail last October. […]
Ernie Hancock Radio Interview Now Online
Ernie Hancock, the mastermind of FreedomsPhoenix, now has an MP3 online of the interview we did on Sunday night. The link to the audio clip is at the bottom of this page. It is a long file (16 megs), so folks with dial-up be warned. The first part of the show is Ernie’s interview with Jim Lesczynski, […]
Libertarian Paternalism Hokum
A New York Times book review yesterday snidely commented that libertarianism was past its time – and that “libertarian paternalism” is the wave of the future. Cass Sunstein was one of the proponents of “libertarian paternalism” invoked by the reviewer. The notion of “libertarian paternalism” evokes sentiments not fit for a family-friendly blog like this one. […]
LISTEN LIVE INTERNET -Air America Phoenix -Sunday (4/01) 7 pm Eastern
I will be on the Ernie Hancock Show this evening from about 7:15 to 8 pm. We will be discussing Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. Ernie’s program is named “Declare Your Independence.” He warned me that he will be on guard tonight against my moderate tendencies. Ernie has more details on this pending show here. You […]
Jim Bovard
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Ron Redrift
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