Abra-Cadabra! The UN proclaims a No-Fly Zone – and Libya is paradise on earth. We need a No-Bullshit Zone at the United Nations. There is no massive military force or air force or whatever all ready to make Libya “safe” for one side in that nation’s civil war. Another benefit of making the UN a […]
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How to Spot Liars (at least Amateurs)
I wish this great graphic had special sections for politicians and for government officials testifying in court. But its clues can help detect non-professional liars of many types. [ forensicpsychology.net ] How To Spot A Liar by Forensic Psychology
Needed: A Congressional Air Force
…. so that the advocates of imposing a “No Fly” zone over Libya will be the first to perish for their arrogance and folly.
Teacher Unions 24-Karat Hokum
[photo from the New York Times] “First They Came for the Teachers… and I Didn’t Speak Up.” Does it get any deeper? Hell, if you went to public school, you probably can’t string together ten lines of coherent points on why teacher unions are not a pox on the school. Here is a link to […]
The “Of Course” Curse (1983)
This was my favorite op-ed of 1983. It provided a chance to tip my hat to the editors who, in previous years, almost invariably added that phrase into my articles. The article was accepted by Robert Semple, one of the greatest op-ed editors the New York Times ever had. Kyle Crichton did a superb job […]
Speaking at Maryland Libertarian Party Conf on March 12
I will be speaking after dinner at the Maryland Libertarian Party convention on March 12 in Dundalk, Maryland. Dundalk is down the road from the old Sparrow Point steel mill, and just after the Baltimore tunnel. Topic will be the Patriot Act, TSA, and other outrages against Americans’ liberty. My spiel is scheduled for 7:30. […]
MP3 of My CPAC interview with WSPD’s Brian Wilson
WSPD’s Brian Wilson – a great libertarian radio host – hell, a great radio host per se – is at CPAC this week helping keep an eye on all the damn rascal politicians. He interviewed me and Jacob Hornberger, the chief of the Future of Freedom Foundation, this afternoon. On Egypt, I got to work […]