Wednesday, May 6
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Anthony Gregory is the guest editor today. |
Swine Flu and the Culture of Fear
Frank Furedi on entrepreneurs in hysteria, religious end-timers, environmentalists, law-and-order scaremongers and those who peddle secular apocalyptic thinking.
“When Obama and his followers say, as they do repeatedly, that he has ‘banned torture’, this is a statement they have no right to make.” Column by William Blum.
Should a “Market-Based” Mileage Tax Replace the Gas Tax?
No, the state can’t do anything right. Privatize roads completely instead. Op-ed by Anthony Gregory.
The Left’s Groupthink Stranglehold on Academia
Daniel B. Klein and Charlotta Stern on majoritarian department politics and the professional pyramid.
Did FDR Make the Depression Great?
David Gordon reviews Bob Murphy’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal.
Scott Horton interviews Philip Weiss on what it’s all about.
The problem with Republicans is they are fascists. Column by Bumper Hornberger.
Before Ayn Rand there was Isabel Paterson. Column by Stephen Cox.
You
Can’t Find Good Kim Chi in America
But Koreans proud of their culinary heritage want to change that.
“Innocent Until Proven Guilty,” RIP
But it was dead before Obama, says Keith Halderman.
The
Wholesale Sedation of America’s Youth
“Eight
million kids today have been diagnosed with mental disorders, and most receive
some form of medication. Is this child abuse?” Column by Andrew M. Weiss.
Jim Capo on the financial crisis.
Teen
Homeschooler Arrested Under Patriot Act
Statism is dead, Part 4. (video clip, Editor's pick)
Nation
Ready to Be Lied to About Economy Again
A photo blog.