Moderation is fine— if it is not carried to extremes. But some moderates seem to think that it is always a good thing to tone down your words. Yet history shows that muffling your message can mean forfeiting many a battle to extremists...
Chinese leaders have hinted at political reforms several times, showing that Beijing understands the need for change. Could China be the next Egypt...?
David Friedman has an excellent comment on home schooling and socialization, in response to another commenter, on Bryan Caplan's recent post. Here are my thoughts...
A state long known for policy innovation—social security, welfare reform, school vouchers, and much more—is now witnessing a seldom-seen but dreadful abuse of basic democratic practice—the abuse of the legislative quorum call...
The events in the Middle East are momentous. Let’s hope for the best. But stop with the guilt-mongering. The West didn’t cause this mess. It’s not our fault...
Unless Rep. Scalise and his colleagues want to be stuck with all Guantanamo detainees forever, and want eventually to taunt the Supreme Court into ordering their release into the United States, they ought to think better of this [amendment]...
Political scientists are indicating 2011 might be to the Middle East what 1989 was to Eastern Europe - a time when long-entrenched dictatorships tumble, ushering in a new populist era...
