November 06, 2016
The Benefits and Hazards of Voting
Conventional wisdom has it that a) you have a duty to vote, and more specifically that b) at least in winner-take-all two-party electoral systems like the u.s., you have a…
November 05, 2016
Anarchism/Minarchism Anthology Now in Paperback
I’m pleased to announce that the 2008 anthology Anarchism/Minarchism: Is a Government Part of a Free Country?, edited by the late Tibor Machan and myself, is about to be released…
November 04, 2016
Time for Political Disruption
The election is only a few days away. The most bizarre election in my lifetime, I think. The two major candidates are the most disliked pair of major party candidates we’ve ever…
November 03, 2016
Kant Unbound!
I neglected to post about this while it was actually happening, but I just finished participating in a Cato Unbound exchange on Immanuel Kant’s place in classical liberalism – with…
November 03, 2016
The State is a (Bad) Polygamist
It may be that polygamy is morally defensible, if it’s a voluntary arrangement. (I’m agnostic on that). There are arguments…. But the way that the state does it is clearly…
November 02, 2016
Buy Lindy Vopnfjord’s new album, Frozen in Time
Icelandic-Canadian singer-songwriter Lindy Vopnfjord just released his latest album, entitled “Frozen in Time.” It’s really good, and you should buy it. You can get it on iTunes right here (or…