Wednesday, May 6

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.

 

Torture and Mr. Obama

“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.

 

The Jane Harman Scandal

Scott Horton interviews Philip Weiss on what it’s all about.

 

Libertarianism vs. Statism

The problem with Republicans is they are fascists. Column by Bumper Hornberger.

 

Finding Atlas

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.

 

Some Dare Call It Conspiracy

Jim Capo on the financial crisis.

 

Teen Homeschooler Arrested Under Patriot Act

 

Mandatory Molyneux

Statism is dead, Part 4.  (video clip, Editor's pick)

 

Nation Ready to Be Lied to About Economy Again

 

Learning to Fly

A photo blog.