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Have Republicans Learned to Love the Berlin Wall?
[cross-posted at C4SS] Anderson Cooper recently complained, on his July 22nd CNN show, that presidential candidate Donald Trump has thus far offered not one shred of proof for his repeated claim that...
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What I Did Last Month
I’ve been incommunibloggo for over a month now – partly because of a more-hectic-than-usual schedule and partly because, thanks to a mandatory “upgrade” to AT&T U-verse (may the gods curse it...
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Remembering the Paris Commune
[cross-posted at C4SS and BHL] This month marks the 145th anniversary of the violent suppression of the Paris Commune by the French national government. The Paris Commune remains a potent symbol for...
View ArticleImmigration and Liberty Symposium
[cross-posted at C4SS and BHL] The Molinari Society will be holding its annual Symposium in conjunction with the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association at the Renaissance Baltimore...
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Stop Banning Muslims, Stop Banning Guns
[cross-posted at C4SS and BHL] The debate over President Trump’s travel ban and the debate over gun control look surprisingly similar – except for who’s on which side. In each case, supporters of the...
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Merchants of Venice; or, the Liberty of Strangers
Last night I dreamed that I was living back in Ithaca (or somewhere very much like Ithaca), and that I was organising an APEE panel with Walter Block on the subject of Venetian libertarianism. In the...
View ArticleTribaltarian Nation
Insightful quote from Adam Bates: Q: What is it about the libertarian movement that attracts as you say, “rape apologists, Islamophobes, and nativists?” A: I think there are two largely distinct...
View ArticleSelf Reasons and Self Right
Ian McKellen doing a terrific performance of a speech in defense of the rights of refugees, probably written by Shakespeare:
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Left-Libertarians at Libertopia
[cross-posted at C4SS and BHL] Next month (3-6 May) in San Diego I’ll be speaking at the Libertopia conference, which is back after several years’ hiatus. Here’s my topic and abstract: Hoppean...
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Zalem’s Lot
I just got back from seeing Alita: Battle Angel, which I quite enjoyed, particularly for a) its beautifully realised cyberpunk cityscape, and b) the mo-cap performance of the lead. The movie bills...
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