Charity Begins at Home

Bryan Caplan’s latest post at Econlog draws a damning portrait of John, the political activist, who neglects his family to pursue his activism. After a while, though, you start to…

Power Corrupts Again

As you’ll probably know, Robert M. Gates has published his memoir Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War. Many reviewers have noted the genuine respect Gates seems to have for…

The Myth of Religious Violence

Calm down. You might like this post. I’ve just finishing reading William Cavanaugh’s very bold and challenging new book, The Myth of Religious Violence. For Cavanaugh, the myth of religious…