It’s no secret that the Koch brothers are financial supporters of Reason magazine. Don’t be too surprised if the FreedomWorks/Glenn Beck alliance causes a major change in how the Reasonoids write about Beck. Here’s one slobbering change-of-heart already. If Mrs. Suderman over at the Atlantic discovers a newfound respect for Beck, that will be a …
Glibertarianism
Dead To Rights
I’d say Frank Rich has these guys pegged pretty accurately.
Free Markets and Glibertarianism
I don’t think anyone wants this blog to turn into a wonkfest, but I would like to defend two Balloon Juice catchphrases, one of which some (* cough *) think is an indicator of epistemic closure. The first is “Free Markets Solve Everything”. I think ED is spot-on with this analysis of the role of …
About That Free Market
Something I’ve been tossing around the last couple of days while not ranting or stressing is that it has occurred to me there are differing conceptions of the free market. To me, when I say the free market, I think of people being able to freely and openly share their wares, to purchase what they …
Matt, you’re glib
While I very much enjoyed ED’s two posts on regulation and health cartelization, I find the anti-barber-licensing Matt Yglesias posts that inspired them extremely annoying. Yes, part of this is that dozens of commenters, both here and there, point out good reasons why barbers should be licensed. But, more than that, I find this type …
Three good reads
Three good reads, two slightly wonkish, that I don’t know how to make into full posts, but thought I’d summarize briefly with links. 1. Apropos of Kain’s post on passenger rail, the Economist has a piece on American freight rail, which is among the cheapest and most used (in terms of share of the freight …
Now A Few Words From the Defenders of Liberty at Reason
Some brave words: The verdict will go far to energize and expand opposition to gay rights, at a time when they were on the rise. The decision may very well lead the Supreme Court to rule in favor of same-sex marriage. If so, it would be the most polarizing decision since Roe v. Wade in …
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