November 06, 2015
Benjamin Barber Responds at Cato Unbound
Ben Barber has written a “response” to our essay at Cato Unbound. I put “response” in scare quotes because, unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to address what we’ve said or argued….
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October 01, 2015
Bill Galston Wants to Force People to Vote
At the Princeton University Press Blog, I explain why most of his arguments don’t work. Galston’s strategy seems to be “the more arguments the merrier” or “let’s throw stuff at…
September 02, 2015
Politicians Say Dumb Things because Saying Dumb Things is Smart
I have a post up at Princeton University Press’s Election 101 blog. I’ll be blogging there more regularly as the election season continues. Some posts will include material from Against Politics, which…
August 29, 2015
A Solution for the Middle East
No region in the world is more afflicted by conflict than the Middle East. Without even touching on the nightmare that is ISIS, consider two issues. The West and Iran…
August 06, 2015
Ober on Greece
I haven’t yet read Josiah Ober’s new book The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece (it’s been out of stock in Canada for months) but the presentation I heard on…
June 25, 2015
Planning Boards and Property Rights
Some time ago I wrote a short piece on my experiences in attending a meeting of the Planning Board of Hopewell Township, NJ.. In brief, when I asked for the…