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From the Bookshelf: Freedom

Since Christmas, my time has consisted entirely of reading through Jonathan Franzen's monolith, Freedom. Easily my favorite book of 2010, Freedom is worth the hype....

From the Bookshelf: Liberalism's Retreat

This is from George Packer's The Fight is For Democracy: For the past century, the political philosophy of collective action on behalf of freedom and justice...

The Importance of Unbiased Press

While enjoying the relatively mild weather and being extremely thankful to have made it home (and onto a plane) before the monster blizzard hit...

Judicial Nominations as Political Playing Cards

Article II, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution reads: The President… shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall...

Hashtag for Help

The recent nor’easter that pummeled the eastern seaboard from Atlanta to Maine brought with it many regularities: alert snowplows hitting the streets early, states of emergency...

For ROTC

The Washington Post has an OP-ED piece out that asks whether Harvard will have the "courage" to continue its ban on ROTC: It should not...

Beck and Napolitano Conveniently Overlook the Sixteenth Amendment

I realize it might be perilous to take seriously the extreme constitutional vision put forward on Glenn Beck's program, but I'm watching his special...

Palin: Good for Democrats, Bad for Discourse

I’m conflicted. I am unable to decide whether I would applaud or shudder if Sarah Palin won the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. On the...

Stewart: Not Yet Edward Murrow

Like any patriotic American, I celebrated the long overdue passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, or 9/11 first responders health care bill...

Thin Skin at Reason Magazine

Christopher Beam has a long feature in New York magazine on "The Trouble with Liberty," that is, with libertarianism. I liked the piece, but...