The best article I have read on the COVID-19 pandemic is An Epistemic Crisis, by Jeffrey A. Tucker, on the website of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), an eminent pro-freedom think tank. This article, however, is not merely economic; it is primarily epistemological, as its title suggests. I wish I could quote the […]
I have often heard contemporary conservatives say that rights come from God, not government. It is true that rights do not come from government. But it is an unfortunate disservice to the cause of liberty to state that rights come from God. As C. Bradley Thompson documents voluminously in his great new book, America’s Revolutionary […]
The new scoundrels leading the political Left are finally admitting—after more than a century of brazen lying by such Leftist scoundrels as Woodrow Wilson, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, and Barack Obama—that they are socialists. Therefore, without confusing readers and without repeating lengthy explanations, I can now just refer to Leftists as socialists. Socialism is generally […]
The first half of this essay presents facts, as reported by news media, regarding what has come to be called the “migrant caravan” traveling from Guatemala through Mexico, heading toward the southern border of the United States. In the second half, I recommend what the U.S. should do about this caravan. What has the caravan […]
This article of mine, motivating the study of philosophy, appeared last Friday in Quillette: The Indispensable Study of Inescapable Matters For those who do not know Quillette, here is Jordan Peterson interviewing Quillette founder Claire Lehmann: Here is an article about Lehmann and Quillette: Australia’s Mistress of the Intellectual Dark Web Here is a New York […]
The Recreation, Arts, and Parks Tax—the RAP Tax—is a one-tenth-of-one-percent sales tax levied by Cedar City, Utah on all purchases within the city. One third of the tax money is spent on what the government considers good art. This tax forces individuals to pay for specific works of art against their will. The RAP Tax […]
I recommend this short article by Charlotte Cushman, and I am grateful to her for quoting me. Monogamy is Moral, Promiscuity is Not
Amid the problems and rancor regarding our federal government, it is essential to establish and maintain good local government. The phrase “all politics is local” refers to the idea that political contests, no matter how broad geographically, are won or lost at the local level of cities, towns, and even neighborhoods. Having relocated from blue […]
Suppose there are three sick people: my wife, a stranger, and a person I despise. Under socialism, the state will force me to care for all three equally. Under capitalism, the state will defend my right to care exclusively for my wife, or to allocate my time however I choose. Capitalism is good. Socialism is […]
The following is a slightly edited version of an open letter I wrote in May, 1995. Dear Artist: I urge you to consider this argument for the dissolution of the National Endowment for the Arts. The United States was founded on the principle of individual rights: life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Everyone has […]