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Paul Krugman is Wrong… Again
Writers sometimes worry if a day will come when they have nothing more to say. As long as Paul Krugman is around, I will …
Laissez-Faire Today
How to Fake a Fast Food Strike
Oh, how the media love a good strike. Look at these fast-food workers and peasants standing up to the owners of capital! They aren’t …
Syria and the Perpetual War Economy
Whether you agree or not that the U.S. ought to strike Syria, there is one reason it will: Because it has to. (Indeed, the …
The Martian Obtains Its U.S. Journalist License
Like all great historical ideas, the project of licensing journalists so that they may benefit from the First Amendment was born in a very …
Anarchy: The Basis for a Civilized Society, Part 2
The position that there need be a state is too often taken for granted. The main body of Sartwell’s book Against the State is …
Anarchy: The Basis for a Civilized Society
Crispin Sartwell is someone you should know. He is doing important work in recovering forgotten greats in America’s anti-authoritarian tradition. Among other works, he’s …
We’re All Edward Snowden Now
In the last several days, I’ve had three phone conversations with friends — completely normal people who have their wits about them — during …
Citizen Obama’s Middle-Class Vacation in Martha’s Vineyard
From the moment Barack Obama, the president of the United States, arrived at this plush resort community for a family vacation after another year …
Welcome to the “Click, Print Anything Revolution”
Today, like most days, I fired up my computer. I read freely available information on the latest developments in technology that would, in the …
Obama’s 2009 Promise of Cheaper Health Care Has Morphed Into 2013 Price Hikes
Remember when President Obama promised back in 2009 that his health care reform plan would cut insurance premiums for the average family by $2,500? …