Bastiat’s brilliant idea about the seen and the unseen is well illustrated in Thomas Sowell’s column on drug costs.
“Drugs and Politics”
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French courts are just bizarre. They go after Yahoo for letting people sell Nazi trinkets online. Now, they award money to a man because he received psychological trauma from his mother. His mother was raped by French soldiers during the Algerian war of independence resulting in Mohamed Garne’s conception. If anyone should be […]
Cato’s Ed Crane fights back against the many calls for expanded government in the wake of the 9.11 attacks. “We’ve been attacked precisely because our nation is seen as the symbol for respect for individual rights and human autonomy. That autonomy — control over one’s own life — is the essence of the American […]
Thanksgiving and war have been deeply linked throughout American history as John Pitney points out. Don’t forget to thank God that the war in Afghanistan is going well.
“God, War, Thanksgiving“
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I’m thankful that Mike’s been blogging for two years. Keep it up, buddy.
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Waller Newell argues “that the birthplace of Osama’s brand of terrorism was Paris 1968, when, amid the student riots and radical teach-ins, the influence of Sartre, Fanon, and the new postmodernist Marxist champions of the ‘people’s destiny’ was at its peak.”
“Postmodern Jihad”
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NRO Weekend offers some of the best war movies of all time. Here are my picks:
Gettysburg
It’s moving, powerful, full of great acting, outstanding music, and I always feel for the Confederates marching to their doom during Pickett’s Charge.
Saving Private Ryan
Spielberg shows us a glimpse of the gruesomeness of war. Gritty, average Americans accomplished great […]
Geoffrey Norman doesn’t blame the announcers for boring, mediocre Monday Night Football games. He blames “salary caps, free agency, and a college draft that is designed to make every team in the league above average.”
“Monday Night Fumble“
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I’m jumping on the bandwagon for Condee for VP if Cheney doesn’t sign up for another run.
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Pete du Pont is a thankful man. But let me borrow from his latest column:
Thankful would be an understatement, for in this wondrous land I have enjoyed the opportunity to participate in matters of consequence. God, country and my family gave me this gift; Thanksgiving is the day to treasure it.
“Thanks for Everything”
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It must have been a slow news day over at Wired. Yesterday, they put out a two-pager on shipping boxes.
“Shippers Wrestle With Box Issues”
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David Limbaugh loves Peggy Noonan’s When Character was King. About this story of Ronald Reagan, he writes, “This book will make you feel good all over again, and grateful for this great man.”
“Noonan: When Character was King”
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There is incredible dedication at Ground Zero. Workers are toiling away 85 hours a week, but it’s now considered a construction site. It’s now time to move on.
“As Dig Goes On, Emotions Are Buried Deep”
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Have any physics grad for friends? Get a few together over some beers, and you might come up with a serious plan for making a nuclear weapon. As Carey Sublette shows, much of the information is public knowledge.
Engineering and Design of Nuclear Weapons
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Thomas Sowell notes that the Academy shuns REAL diversity: diversity of thought.
“Diversity Versus ‘Diversity’”
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