Thursday, February 19

U.S. Air Strike Kills Afghan Boy Among a Dozen Dead

Mass Graves For Change

Dennis Perrin:  “Obama's decision to accelerate the war in Afghanistan should force his fans to reexamine their allegiance, yet something tells me that ain't gonna happen anytime soon.”

Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss, U.S. Edition

“Now the New York Times is suggesting what surely cannot be true, that Obama's presidency will see continuation of certain key Bush proposals and tactics when it comes to military methods.”

Former Guantanamo Guard Tells All

Scott Horton:  “The [Brandon] Nelly account shows that health professionals are right in the thick of the torture and abuse of the prisoners--suggesting a systematic collapse of professional ethics driven by the Pentagon itself.”

Your Children Are Not Peasants

Wendy McElroy on saving your descendants from the national debt.

The Irrational Economist

Paul Krugman vs. Austrian theory.

Plus Ça Change

Torture at Guantanamo continues.

Inescapable Tyranny?

That of the self, according to Sunni Maravillosa.

Rubicon in the Rear-View, Pt. IV: The Chicago 'Surge'

William Norman Grigg on how prohibition leads to collaboration between the State and private criminals.

Who Gives, and Why It Matters

Liberty magazine’s review of Who Really Cares?  The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservativism:  “[Arthur] Brooks urges that far and away the biggest predictors of charitableness are religious belief, skepticism about powerful government, strength of family, and personal entrepreneurism.”

McDonald's and Starbucks: 43% Yin, 35% Yang

“[T]he variables that do the most to explain whether someone chooses Starbucks over McDonalds are: having a college degree, having a high income, being a liberal, being a Westerner and being a woman.”

Is It Selfish to Have More Than Two Children?

The Optimum Population Trust “believes the UK 's long-term sustainable population level may be lower than 30 million,” though it currently supports 61 million.

Why I’m Standing Up for the Right to Fly

Alex Hochuli, founder of Modern Movement, on the environmentalists’ spurious campaign to reduce mobility.

Ailing Man's Family Finds Kidney Donor on Craigslist

Saving lives via the market offends the egalitarian ideals of doctors like Kenneth Prager:  "Solicitations undermine the concept of a level playing field."

Coming Home: The Conclusion

The final installment in Salon’s investigation of suicides at Fort Carson :  “Throughout all of our reporting, we are unaware of any instance of the Army holding anyone accountable in any way -- from a soldier's first sergeant up to the Army surgeon general -- for any of the missteps documented in our articles.”

The Picket Line’s Review of Jonathan Schnell’s The Unconquerable World

“It is frequently observed that the community of nations is an anarchy — there is no central authority with a monopoly on violence.  During the Dubya administration in particular, the U.S. has dreamed of assuming the throne and ending this state of affairs.”

Kelsey Grammer on the Stimulus/Bailout/Etc.: It's About Rewarding 'Evildoers'

FDA Prepares Nation for Switch to Digital Food Format

Shooting Giraffe

A photo blog.