In 1993 I wrote an article at the Cato Institute that may be relevant to the current controversy over abortion and the Supreme Court: "Dissolving the Inkblot: Privacy as a Property Right."
Justice
TGIF: What Really Protects Liberty?
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 29, 2022 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, as if we needed another demonstration, that little stands between the government and our liberty. Champions of individual freedom have been properly disturbed by how much power governments at all levels have seized since the...
TGIF: In Defense of Ideology
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 8, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, TGIF
The seemingly unprecedented mean-spiritedness of politics these days drives some people to think that ideology is the problem. To distinguish themselves from those whom they blame for the toxic atmosphere, some pundits declare themselves "above ideology," even...
KPFA Saturday Evening News Segment: Extrajudicial Execution Using Lethal Drones
by Laurie Calhoun | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Justice
Laurie Calhoun answers David Rosenberg's questions about drone killing and whether President Biden is likely to curtail the practice. The drone discussion spans minutes 10:15 to 13:20 of the Saturday Evening program on March 26, 2022. (Recorded on March 25, 2022)....
TGIF: Our Age of Character Assassination
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 25, 2022 | Featured Articles, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
I am not one for romanticizing the past because in every alleged golden age you find grumblers looking longingly to some earlier alleged golden age. Nevertheless, our own time has earned its share of criticism. For example, we live in a time when, for many, character...
TGIF: Congress Again Rewards Israel’s Misdeeds
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 18, 2022 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
To judge by what Congress is up to these days, one would think that it wants to reward Israel for its relentless confiscation of Palestinian land and continued ethnic cleansing. Congress -- which is not only interested in "the Benjamins," that is, Israel Lobby...
The Rotten Case for Sanctions
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 17, 2022 | Economics, Justice, Libertarianism
Now's a good time to read (or reread) Gary Chartier's 2019 article "The Case for Sanctions Fails at Every Turn."
Only People Threatened by Russia May Bear Arms
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 11, 2022 | Blog, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics
Pundits and politicians who routinely deny that Americans have the natural right to keep and bear arms nevertheless are thrilled by the scenes of Ukrainian civilians bearing arms in order to resist the Russian invaders. I guess only people threatened by Russians have...