While speaking to this week's featured guest on "The RJ Moeller Show," Dr. Charles Murray, R.J. said he felt like Wayne and Garth bumping into Alice Cooper backstage: "I wasn't worthy!" Charles Murray has been one of the preeminent thinkers in the country for three decades. He is a political scientist, author and renowned libertarian.
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A recent blog post by Cato budget analyst Tad DeHaven pointed to new policy research on the growth of the American welfare state and its failure to combat poverty. The research suggests that government programs fail to achieve their anti-poverty objectives when they are captured by special interests, like those of landlords and physicians who are paid to provide benefits to the poor. |
In my previous post, I shared Milton Friedman’s thoughts on why international trade is bad for an economy. This is part six of the series on "Free to Choose" by Milton Friedman. Often times in our political discussions with friends and colleagues we want to play the role of doctor and figure out what the source of pain is. We can both agree on what the symptoms are, but we may have different answers for the cause. |
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The makers of Instagram, a popular iPhone photo-sharing app, recently sold their company to Facebook for $1 billion. The company was founded a mere 18 months ago by a pair of twentysomethings. It has only 12 employees and brings in no revenue. No big deal. |
I am a bit late to the “can a Christian be a libertarian?” discussion, but given that a comment made by me was referenced in Jacqueline Otto’s piece yesterday, I thought I should make a more thorough contribution. 3 Comments |
The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto is our featured guest this week on "The RJ Moeller Show." James is editor of OpinionJournal.com and author of its popular "Best of the Web Today" column. |
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How many of us describe ourselves as conservative/libertarian-ish? Apparently a lot of us. I said in an earlier post, "social conservatives accuse me of being too libertarian, libertarians accuse me of being too socially conservative." 5 Comments |
We are hiring a program manager for Values & Capitalism. Eric Teetsel, who started this initiative at AEI and has built the program into what it is today, is now moving on to another opportunity. |
An interesting discussion took place in a virtual trust and estate law group that I joined. Someone posted a link to the recent Wall Street Journal article about what you “lose” when you elect to donate your organs posthumously. 3 Comments |