It’s Fun to Resist the State
Libertarianism is, obviously, an idea whose time has come. Or maybe you don’t like that term. There are plenty of others. My preference is …
What Makes Twitter Great
“I’ve got better things to do than broadcast a message to the world about my lunch.” An uncountable number of people have said this …
The Case for Live Blogging a Book
The buzz on the next big thing: products and services that claim to make you smarter. Forbes says it is the next trillion-dollar industry. …
How Government Wrecked the Gas Can
The gas gauge broke. There was no smartphone app to tell me how much was left, so I ran out. I had to call …
Material Progress and the American Spirit
The 1968 epic Planet of the Apes ends with Taylor the astronaut, played by Charlton Heston, coming upon the Statue of Liberty, except that …
The Case of the Missing Low-Mileage Car
How would you like to drive from New York to Los Angeles with just one stop for gas? It seems incredible and wonderful, but …
If Government Spends Less, Are We Sunk?
Easy prediction: Congress will not cut spending. The hysteria in Washington is for naught, as usual. There will be no “austerity,” at least not …
Greedy Governments and the Double Irish
Beginning last year, mainstream reporters began kvetching about a rather brilliant tax strategy used by Google, Apple and hundreds of other technology firms. It’s …
Economics By and For Human Beings
“Economics puts parameters on people’s utopias.” Yes. That’s exactly it. That’s why the politicians hate economics. That’s why the media are so… selective in …
How to Ruin a Kid’s Life
I was just down at the “feed and seed” buying two baby chicks to replace my female duck that was carried off by a …