Month: April 2008

  • On Freedom and Toleration

    On Freedom and Toleration

    This post is inspired by the State of Texas’ recent abduction of 416 kids from a polygamist compound. One way to measure the degree of freedom in a society is by looking at the kinds of associations made by its members. A free people can choose to enter into any association they wish, and are…

  • The digital revolution transforms art history

    The world is full of great art the vast majority of people will never see. Even the world traveler who tours Chicago, New York, Paris, and St Petersburg several times over, will not see all the collections in great detail, much less a single painting. Any visitor to the Louvre will undoubtedly want to see…

  • Recessions are created by greedy politicians, not businessmen

    Sen. John McCain this morning said “greedy” Wall Street investors are partly to blame for what he said is probably an economic recession the nation is now suffering. “There has to be a modification of the greedy behavior of some of these people,” he said, using the word “greedy” repeatedly in remarks to the Associated…