Lynne Kiesling Will Wilkinson has all sorts of good stuff going on right now, including an interesting post about free will and determinism. But I, like Tyler Cowen, will pick up on his mention of his increasing dislike of Thomas Jefferson. I can totally sympathize with this. When I was in 5th grade or so …
According to this Declan McCullagh article from CNET.com, a New York state judge has ruled that the state’s ban on interstate shipment of alcoholic beverages is indeed a violation of the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. Much of the success on this front in various states is due to liberty-loving oenophile and attorney Clint …
Okay, I’m way behind in many things because so much is happening in electricity. In catching up on my reading I found some great comments by Will Wilkinson, whom I had the good fortune of meeting recently. Note especially his posts on Steven Pinker’s new book and why he is a Whig. In fact, my …
Glenn Reynolds’ Fox News column on airport “security” hits the nail on the head, elegantly and incisively. Particularly since March, when I had a horrendous encounter with a megalomaniacal, misogynistic law official, I have stayed out of airports as much as possible without hampering my career. Glenn’s headline could have said “Revenge of the Tweezer, …
One of the best things about hanging out with philosphers is that they remind you of cool stuff you read way too long ago, like this quote from John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty about the harm principle and individual liberty: “… the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with …
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