Politics & Power 485
The Tea Party and the TSA
The idea that the best way to reform government is to simply say "No!" is probably a bad idea...but for the TSA, I'll make an exception.
Half a LaFollette’s Better than None
Jesse Walker of Reason is bummed that Russ Feingold lost: http://reason.com/blog/2010/11/03/a-farewell-to-feingold. So am I.
The Infinitesimal Fraction, or, the Swindle of Consent
Where does that leave us? With the difficult job of recovering the sturdy Jeffersonian virtues of the freeman—virtues of thrift, being rooted in one’s place, hard work, pride of ownership,…
Rootedness & Rand Paul
What does it mean to be a Kentuckian, or a Kentucky senator? Does place have any place in a national election?
As Goes Reid, So Goes America (Maybe, Unfortunately)
Harry Reid's election in Nevada is all about an argument over the direction of the American system. Would that we could argue about the nature of that system instead.
The Population Bomb
Not with a bang, but a whimper . . .
The Cost of Everything
Without proper accounting, there can be neither honest pricing nor clean water.
Gridlock and the Common Good
Events may soon conspire to force a conversation about the common good and the limits of power. Until that happens, gridlock may be the best option.
Hadley Arkes on Free Speech
Writing at Public Discourse (of which I am the managing editor), Hadley Arkes criticizes conservatives and liberals and defends the notion that communities can define standards of speech. Balancing individual…
Why I Hope Westboro Baptist Church, the ACLU, and Dahlia Lithwick Get Their Butts Kicked By the Supreme Court
Free speech is a good thing. Respecting the value of the whole community is a better one.
I’ll Trade You 750 Hubert Humphreys for One Henrik Shipstead
My latest column from the American Conservative: http://www.amconmag.com/blog/slogans-heroes.
Saul Sung True
From The American Conservative, Reason's Jesse Walker on Nicholas von Hoffman's Saul Alinsky.
Rev. Jones and the Bonfire of his Vanity
Can modern Islam countenance freedom of religion and expression? This is one of the great questions of our time.
Democracy as Spectacle: The Messianic Compulsions of our Republic
Americans do not need a Messiah because this nation is not Heaven on Earth.
Neo-Feudalism and the Invisible Fist
So how did we get to a situation where the “freedom of markets” has come to mean “servility” and corporate control?
Your Huddled Masses, Yearning To Make Par
I people really want to see the current state of the union, they need to take a look at my favorite part of Liberty State Park, which is the fact…
No Flipping
But not to be missed in this story is the recognition that no matter how much the government wants to empower and affirm everyone equally, you cannot fool the American…
