Tagged: Politics

Radley Balko's been busy over the last week: First, I had a piece in yesterday’s Chicago Sun Times on new cigarette taxes in Chicago. Makes Chicago second only to New York in the cost...

A Public Service Announcement from the good folks at the Institute for Humane Studies: Each summer the Institute for Humane Studies sponsors a series of seminars for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent college graduates...

There was a blogger loose on Capitol Hill this morning. God save the republic. Aaron, of Adventures Into the Well-Known, was on the House side on association business. Coincidentally, I also spent my morning...

Signed this petition today. Link courtesy of ratboy's anvil.

Since Radley Balko, Gene Healy, Jim Henley, Julian Sanchez and Steve over at Modulator have all taken the Libertarian Purity Test, being a dirty little follower, I did as well. My score: 145. I...

Julian Sanchez on Stan Kurtz: Sometimes, Stan, you don't get "refuted" because your opponents don't have arguments. But sometimes you don't get refuted because clowns are to laugh at, not argue with. Classic.

Emily Monroy, writing for The Abolitionist Examiner, on Who’s Right (or Left)? Leftists and rightists point out each other’s shortcomings while ignoring their own Two years ago I took a trip to Cartagena, Colombia...

I just joined the American Political Science Association this weekend. I guess that now makes me a full-blown political geek.

Jason Miller of GCN on Senators call for Thomas site upgrade: Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) told James Billington...

Jonathan Wilde has posted a great response to the State of the Union. Allow me to co-sign. Link courtesy of Walter in Denver.