Category Archives: politics

“terrorism futures”

Robin Hanson reports: I just produced the following draft (PDF), which tries a new statistical approach on the question of which side is “right” in a media controversy. I applied it to the coverage of PAM, but it might also … Continue reading

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immunizing against immune response

Carol Moore passes along a column by Harvey Wasserman which contains this: Anti-Defamation League Director Abraham Foxman has played the holocaust card for the Republicans, saying “It is hideous, outrageous and offensive for Senator Byrd to suggest that the Republican … Continue reading

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“new” ideas in revenue

A friend of Russell writes: Stephany is having an interesting problem with the California Transit Authority, and someone on one of your lists or blog might have some advice on how to proceed. In the last two months, Stephany has … Continue reading

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linky goodness

Wodehouse, the next generation: a fan’s delightful movie concept Bryan Caplan: The Idea Trap: why bad economic policy is so rarely repealed Institute for Justice: The 25 Best Friends of Property Rights: amicus briefs in support of petitioners in Kelo … Continue reading

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striking colors

L Neil Smith, stung by a gross misrepresentation of his view of 9/11, fires back. Neil’s piece mentions three people by code-names: “Mike”, “Russell” and “Anton”. Mike Lorrey, a vice-chairman of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, lets one cat … Continue reading

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QotD

. . . I consider the right of property to consist in the freedom to dispose first of one’s person, then of one’s labor, and finally, of the products of one’s labor — which proves, incidentally, that, from a certain … Continue reading

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poli-linki

Cartoon: the parable of the Good Samaritan, revisited America’s Socialized Health Care by Lawrence Wilson M.D. The War on Pain Sufferers by Sheldon Richman Hunger for Dictatorship by Scott McConnell

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