Why is the president of the United States expected to rush to a weather disaster zone to reassure the victims? Why do distressed people want to be comforted by the president, any president? Commenting on Donald Trump's visit to hurricane-stricken Florida, Julie Pace...
US Flag Code: "Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem. When reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, all present should stand at attention facing the flag with their right hand over their heart, with the exception of those in uniform who shall salute."
Haha. If you've got the patience, check out Cathy Young and Reason magazine's ridiculous attack on Ron Paul and Antiwar.com to go along with a giant steaming pile of Tom Palmer horseshit about the most dangerous threat to libertarianism -- Tsar Vlad the Terrible of...
Andrew Bacevich has (another) must-read piece, "The ‘Global Order’ Myth." It's a great article, although I think he gives too much credit to Trump and has too benign a view of the pre-1945 American state. But don't let that keep you away. Bacevich eviscerates those...
Where does the state come from? Political theory says that it rises out of the general will of a population, and that its character reflects their political desires: a "social contract" that legitimizes its authority. Recently, Ted Cruz made news when he responded to...
I was just in Okinawa, relaxing at a beach cafe, when my peace was suddenly disturbed. A couple of F-15s - these belonging not to the US Air Force, but rather to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces - flew overhead. They were thundering off to go slay dragons,...
In 1755, the Portuguese city of Lisbon was struck by a massive, deadly earthquake. As Deirdre McCloskey recently wrote, in the century that followed, three big ideas swept through Europe that would also shake the world. One of those ideas was fantastically fruitful,...
“I reject the right of the government to choose my friends and enemies for me.” – Bill Kelsey Indeed, Bill, it makes no sense to allow the government to do so. But the situation is much worse than such nonsensical allowance by the people at large. From time...
