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The Tip of the Iceberg

I have a piece in today’s National Review Online about the new bill that would provide optional federal chartering (OFC) for insurance companies. OFC,…

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Now I wanna be a Stooge

Anyone who doubts that Americans are living longer and healthier need only see the Stooges, Michigan’s godfathers of punk, who, pushing 60…

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Baptists and Bootleggers in the Tropics

Authoritarian thugs are often puritanical and self-righteous, and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is earning his place in the pantheon of dictatorial killjoys, by limiting alcohol…

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Koch on Management

I’ve been reading Charles Koch’s The Science of Success recently. Koch himself, of course, is likely one of the greatest benefactors of the libertarian…

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PLA = Union Ripoff

Today’s Washington Examiner features a very good editorial on the District of Columbia’s consideration of Public Labor Agreements in its proposed $2.3 billion…

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Before Che, there was Leon

Slate features a great essay on Leon Trotsky by British critic Clive James, excerpted from his volume, Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History…

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Death by Regulation 2.0

A firefighter in the UK is facing suspension for breaking fire service regulations.  His breach?  Saving a drowning woman’s life: The brigade’s rules state: “Personnel…

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Bureaucrash on NPR

One of Bureaucrash’s latest project in defense of liberty was recently featured on NPR’s Day to Day. In the link, crashers are seen outside…