Day: April 7, 2010

The Costs of Paternalism IFRL-TLC-Scenery-kevin-fitzgerald-385792-unsplash

The Costs of Paternalism

Jason Kuznicki April 7, 2010

Glen Whitman is the lead essayist for this month’s Cato Unbound, and he offers some challenges to...

What will it take for people to get worried about our civil liberties? IFRL-NaPP-Asia-01317vu

What will it take for people to get worried about our civil liberties?

Jason Kuznicki April 7, 2010

“[George W.] Bush merely imprisoned Padilla for years without a trial. If that’s a vicious, tyrannical assault...

Recommended Reading IFRL-Mindiv-GAPD-altesnational.the-theatre-du-gymnase

Recommended Reading

Will April 7, 2010

Gene Healy has a great column on the “existential” threat of terrorism:

Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Well, the good news is that the cops were called and the guy was removed without any particularly we…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedAre you familiar with the fallacy "Begging the Question"? It's an important one!
InMD in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I don't know why you'd think Trump is scared but one hopes this combined with the strongly worded 4t…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedSo, yes, that sounds plausible, but also...no. It's not _just_ that. There are a lot of people who h…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a “whatabout” for every single “precedent” that the Democ…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I’m pretty sure that we’re *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, “the pr…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…