When the Egyptian protests first broke out, most Americans celebrated. Though Mubarak’s military must still be circumvented or overthrown, the revolt has spread, like a cleansing fire, to Bahrain, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Jordan, and beyond. What is all this all about? Thanks to Western rule since WWI, this is a region of dictators and
The violence perpetuated by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway unleashed the usual torrent of blaming anyone who might have influenced the murderer’s thought. He was first described as a right-wing Christian — a description designed to put a certain community on notice. As more evidence rolled in, he has been more accurately described as an
[Talk delivered at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, November 20, 2000.] I want to take a very basic look at one of the traditions that underlies modern libertarianism — namely, 19th-century individualist anarchism in America. Before doing so, however, I want to define what I mean by modern libertarianism. Namely, the body of political thought that
“Vigilante is a good word that has ‘gone bad,’ largely because the authorities fear its virtues.” What will you do if rioting sweeps US cities as it did British ones last week? Vigilantism is defined as “Taking the law into one’s own hands and attempting to effect justice according to one’s own understanding of right and wrong.” Typically, it
Last month, an international rights tribunal slapped America across the face through a showcase ruling that has no legal force. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights found that Jessica Lenahan could sue the Castle Rock, Colorado, police department for its refusal in 1999 to enforce a restraining order against her estranged husband. The
La violencia perpetrada por Anders Behring Breivik en Noruega ha desatado el torrente usual de echar la culpa a todo el que pudiera haber influido en el pensamiento del asesino. Fue descrito primero como un cristiano derechista, una descripción pensada para poner sobre aviso a cierta comunidad. A medida que aparecían más pruebas, se le ha descrito
[Discurso pronunciado en el Instituto Ludwig von Mises el 20 de noviembre de 2000] Quiero echar una mirada muy básica a una de las tradiciones que subyacen al libertarismo moderno, que es el anarquismo individualista del siglo XIX en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, antes de hacerlo quiero definir qué quiero decir con libertarismo moderno. Es el
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