January 17, 2013
Science, Religion and the Great Stagnation
Question for the day: What if the science-religion conflict is hurting the economy? My question was prompted by this editorial in science arguing that the politicization of science has led…
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January 08, 2013
“By Small, Accomplishing Great Things”
I’m not sure why it took so long for the mystic oracle that is my Facebook news feed to inform me about Sedgwick, Maine (a town where you can pop…
December 21, 2012
On the Right to Own a Gun
In light of the recent calls for a “national conversation” about gun violence and gun control, and in light of the admiration that some of us here at BHL have…
December 20, 2012
Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know, on Free Speech
Some excerpts from Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know. On the dangers of restricting “offensive speech”. In a free society, everyone has the right to offend others. A society in which…
December 20, 2012
Part of My Letter to URI’s President Dooley
…it’s an abuse of language to infer he was actually making actionable threats against anyone. As the president of the University of Rhode Island, it is your responsibility not to…