But all freedoms are not created equal; a hierarchy exists among them; and a restriction on the freedom to intoxicate yourself or drive down Fifth Avenue at 100 miles an hour is not to be compared with a restriction on the freedom to say what you think.
- On the Legalization of Drugs by Theodore Dalrymple - City Journal
Writing in Foreign Affairs, Peter Andreas urges Americans to put illicit trade, smuggling, and illegal immigration into perspective.
The great missing debate in contemporary politics is about the role and reach of markets. Do we want a market economy, or a market society? What role should markets play in public life and personal relations? How can we decide which goods should be…
Can We Run Government Like a Business
The Economist has an interesting take in its Schumpeter blog from not-too-long-ago about the appropriateness of managing government like managing a business. The British newsweekly has never hidden its political…
Terrorists to the Front of the Classroom
I have no problem with Kathy Boudin espousing her political views, no matter how misguided they may be. My issue is with placing a convicted murderer and terrorist in a classroom teaching our children. When we do…
Two brothers from Chechnya. That was the official word early morning on Friday April 19th, 2013 as to who were behind the Boston marathon bombings. “Chechens.”
So, naturally, who do some brilliant citizens of the United States of America blame? The CZECH REPUBLIC, of course!
Here are those…
To the extent that America’s greatness is measured more by the intelligence, wisdom, and compassion of its people toward others in the world, we have a little work to do.
I think it was a domestic terrorist. This whole Boston explosion thing I think was a domestic, american born terrorist who was acting alone. I honestly do. And here’s why.
When 9/11 happened, we had briefs that were about a suspected plot to attack the twin towers and Bush ignored them. Then it…
Yes. You’re being irrational. Stop speculating to support your political agenda and let’s wait for the facts.
Glad to see the Channel Islands in this map. But where are Alaska and Hawaii?
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To Whom Does Your Child Belong?
Cover of Brave New World
One of the vices I try to foreswear in this forum is the singling-out of…
“Whether a progressive position will improve or harm society is not a progressive question.… http://wp.me/s1xfH1-1174
“Whether a progressive position will improve or harm society is not a progressive question. That is a conservative question. What matters to progressives is whether a position emanates from compassion.”- Dennis Prager
I love it how Krugman deigns to speak for all Republicans.
For the record, this Republican cares about the deficit because of the waste and mismanagement that it represents. And as far as the social insurance system is concerned, most intelligent Republicans since Dwight D. Eisenhower recognize the need for a social safety net. Only the far-right reactionary wingnuts are talking about dismantling that net. The rest of us are exploring ways to make it work better.
Careful with your tar and feathers, Mr. Krugman. You’re starting to sound less like an economist and a lot more like a partisan demagogue.
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New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch during a meeting with US president Jimmy Carter in 1978 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ed Koch, 1924-2013
John Podhoretz
Commentary MagazineEd Koch was not particularly loved by conservatives, but he deserves much credit for…
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