The Edge of Tomorrow

Today's Playgrounds Are Very Safe

2012-02-03T12:24:00.001-08:00

That's why kids don't use them.

Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand

2012-02-02T10:23:00.000-08:00

Fox News looks at her legacy.

How Deserving Are the Poor?

2012-02-02T08:47:00.001-08:00

Not very, in the united Statest at least, says Bryan Caplan.

I hurt Just Reading This

2012-02-01T16:14:00.000-08:00

Woman gives birth to 14-pound and 12-pound babies without anesthetic.

Obama's Enemies List

2012-02-01T14:10:00.000-08:00

Are you on it?

Gingrich: Romney Starved Holocaust Survivors

2012-02-01T11:43:00.000-08:00

Rod Deher says nothing is beneath Newton.

$10 Billion

2012-02-01T10:18:00.001-08:00

That's how much Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration has cost the state.

Innovation vs. the Welfare/Warfare State

2012-01-31T07:26:00.000-08:00

Great article from Alex Taborrak.

Whatever You Think of Mitt Romney

2012-01-30T08:53:00.000-08:00

I don;t think he has killed 20 million people.

Deal for the Tea Party

2012-01-29T16:51:00.000-08:00

Combativeness Doesn't Mean Seriousness

2012-01-28T16:11:00.000-08:00

Not when it comes to entitlement reform.

Are You an Out-of-Touch Elitist?

2012-01-27T12:53:00.000-08:00

Take Charles Murray's quiz to find out.

President John Tyler

2012-01-26T12:22:00.001-08:00

Has living grandchildren.

Cato's Response to the State of the Union

2012-01-25T10:30:00.001-08:00

$57.5 Million

2012-01-24T11:47:00.001-08:00

That's the average box office take so far of the films nominated for the Oscar for best move.

Making It in America

2012-01-23T11:43:00.001-08:00

The best economics article of the year?

Hello, Stranger

2012-01-22T12:49:00.000-08:00

Newt's Serial Adultery Will Make Him a Better President

2012-01-21T10:20:00.000-08:00

Got to love Fox News.

Empire of the Summer Moon

2012-01-20T01:30:00.000-08:00

This biography of Comanche leader Quanah Parker was nominated for a Pulitzer prize, and it certainly deserves it. It's well written, detailed and doesn't sugar coat either the Comanches or their conquerors.

Quanah was half white, the son of "white squaw" Cynthia Ann Parker. The story of Cynthia Ann's capture by Comanches and her uncle's five-year search for her was the basis of John Ford's film "The Searchers."

Contrary to many Westerns, only the Comanche and their allies the Kiowa fought from horseback. Other Plains Indians were what the Europeans called dragoons, horse-mobile infantry who fought on foot. And the Eastern Indians didn't even adopt the horse until they shortly before they were moved to reservations.

Quanah was the last and probably the most successful of Comanche war leaders. But after being forced onto the reservation, he remade himself as a very successful cattle rancher and businessman dealing with and often out dealing whites. He also outmaneuvered several older, more established Comanche leaders to get the federal government to recognize him as the principal spokesman for the tribe. The government later came to regret that since he became an effective, and relatively honest, leader who demanded he live up to their treaty obligations.

Quanah, who hated whites in his youth, later adopted several white orphans, dressed in white clothing and built what was then the largest house in Oklahoma. He owned one of the first automobiles in the state, had gas lighting installed before virtually anyone else in the state and just generally seemed fascinated by new technology. But he refused whites' demands he cut his hair, get rid of his many wives or stop spreading the peyote religion.

He became a national celebrity, even riding with Teddy Roosevelt in his inauguration parade. That was much to the disgust of residents of West Texas, many of whom lived through Quanah's raid where the lucky settlers were killed in battle. Those who survived faced torture and mutilation if they were men and gang rape and mutilation if they were women.

Why Aren't the Chinese Better at Soccer?

2012-01-19T09:00:00.000-08:00

Blame the government.

What Happened to All the Puerto Rican Major Leaguers

2012-01-18T07:14:00.001-08:00

The New York Times looks at the decline of baseball on the island.

The Age of Austerity

2012-01-17T09:59:00.000-08:00

Investor's Business Daily looks at federal spending.

Leter from a Birmingham Jail

2012-01-16T15:59:00.000-08:00

From Martin Luther King Jr.

Your Mother Is So Fat, Part II

2012-01-16T14:46:00.001-08:00

She sinks ships.

Your Mother Is So Fat

2012-01-16T11:45:00.000-08:00

They are having to resign buses so she can ride.

Roving Gambler

2012-01-15T17:20:00.000-08:00

Flame and Citron

2012-01-15T13:59:00.000-08:00

Flame and Citron is a noirish war movie based on the lives of the two most successful members of the Danish resistance in World War II. It's a solid effort, well acted. According to Wikipedia, a couple of the most improbable events really happened and were, in fact, even more like a move writer might dream up than how they are actually depicted in the film.

The Bane of Civilization

2012-01-14T18:02:00.001-08:00

My former grad school professor Don Boudreaux looks at the attacks Mitt Romney's rivals in the GOP presidential race are making on free enterprise.

A Path to Victory

2012-01-12T14:33:00.001-08:00

For Ron Paul.

ICE Accidentally Deports Another U.S. Citizen

2012-01-11T16:14:00.000-08:00

This time a 14-year-old girl.

Conservatives vs. Capitalism

2012-01-10T11:36:00.001-08:00

Jay Nordlinger looks at the attacks his opponents are making on Mitt Romney.

And This Still Might Be Sonny Perdue's Biggest Accomplishment

2012-01-09T10:42:00.000-08:00

The latest for Dalton's own Wyle Wingfield.

Living Better Than Elvis

2012-01-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

Yes, you are.

The Convention Center Glut

2012-01-05T11:52:00.000-08:00

Doubling and even tripling down on bad bets.

Rick Santorum Is for Freedom?

2012-01-04T13:04:00.000-08:00

Peter Suderman laughs.

3 Top Myths about Immigration

2012-01-03T10:27:00.001-08:00

The President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

2012-01-02T13:35:00.001-08:00

The nation is in the best of hands.

The Gays and Ron Paul

2011-12-29T12:21:00.000-08:00

Andrew Sullivan explains why they aren't very worried about him.

More on Those Ron Paul Newsletters

2011-12-26T23:15:00.000-08:00

From Brian Doherty.

Those Ron Paul Newsletters

2011-12-25T11:37:00.000-08:00

Here's a good take on the matter from Steve Horwitz, and check out Bill Woolsey's thoughts in the comments.

Communists and Nazis

2011-12-25T09:35:00.000-08:00

I don't agree often with Ronald Radosh, but this column is right on the money.

Frosty the Snowman

2011-12-23T14:57:00.000-08:00

Maybe you Should Cry for Her

2011-12-22T14:18:00.001-08:00

Eva Peron was lobotomized as part of her cancer treatment.

American Manufacturing Rebounds

2011-12-21T18:27:00.000-08:00

The latest from Joel Kotkin.

Headline of the Day

2011-12-20T12:16:00.000-08:00

I'm glad I don't have siblings.

President Obama or His Economists

2011-12-19T13:53:00.000-08:00

Arnold Kling asks where the problem lies.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2011-12-18T21:14:00.000-08:00

Christopher Hitchens on the Nanny State

2011-12-17T20:35:00.000-08:00

Cato has posted video of a talk he did on Michael Bloomberg.

How the Internet Ruins Things

2011-12-16T15:38:00.000-08:00

This guy is certainly right about Olivia Munn.

NBA Nerds

2011-12-15T22:31:00.000-08:00

Why are pro basketball players dressing like Carlton Banks?

Deporting American Citizen

2011-12-14T16:10:00.000-08:00

Relax, you have nothing to worry about...if you are white.

Maybe Glenn Beck Was Right

2011-12-13T13:03:00.000-08:00

Newt Gingrich doubles down.

Government Of, By and For Goldman Sachs

2011-12-12T19:03:00.000-08:00

Mario Rizzo has a tellingchart.

Gingrich and Obama

2011-12-11T11:04:00.000-08:00

There's a reason they both want to claim the mantle of Roosevelt.

The only thing that separates Gingrich from Romney and Obama is his lack of self discipline. The only thing that separates Romney from Gingrich and Obama is that is self regard isn't as obvious.

House Democrats Want to Censor Newspapers

2011-12-10T16:24:00.000-08:00

Reason magazine explains how.

Albama GOP Rethinks Anti-Immigation Law

2011-12-09T18:03:00.000-08:00

You can't attract foreign companies without attracting foreigners.

RIP Dobie Gray

2011-12-08T14:40:00.001-08:00

Rizzo vs. Krugman, Hayek Vs. Keynes

2011-12-07T09:13:00.001-08:00

Mario Rizzo slaps down Paul Krugman.

Krugman Tries To Write Hayek Out of Economic History

2011-12-06T10:32:00.000-08:00

Nothing Kurgman does these days surprises me.

Dear Liberals

2011-12-05T10:27:00.001-08:00

Jason Brennan writes the left a letter.

Don't Check Asian

2011-12-04T12:58:00.000-08:00

USA Today reports that Asian students are getting hip to the Rampant racism against them in higher education.

Achor Babies Away?

2011-12-03T09:04:00.001-08:00

Kstherine Mangu-Ward looks at illegal immigration and fertility.

Ron Paul Barred from GOP "Debate"

2011-12-02T15:18:00.000-08:00

Church Bans Interacial Marriage

2011-12-01T12:08:00.000-08:00

In Kentucky.

Financial Crises, Then and Now

2011-11-30T11:38:00.000-08:00

A comparison from the Mises Institute.

Headline of the Day

2011-11-28T09:07:00.000-08:00

Being a jolly old soul is against the law.

Can the Bulldog Be Saved?

2011-11-25T11:23:00.000-08:00

Well, only be making it something other than a bulldog.

Headline of the Day

2011-11-22T11:11:00.000-08:00

I always am.

Prince of Peace

2011-11-20T17:57:00.000-08:00

America Before the Welfare State

2011-11-19T19:04:00.000-08:00

It was a land of great charity.

E-Verify and Wages

2011-11-18T19:06:00.000-08:00

Wages for native-born Americans in Arizona did not go up after the state mandated that businesses use E-Verify.

Too Soon?

2011-11-17T20:44:00.000-08:00

A new baseball team's name is bringing criticism.

The UFC Sues the State of New York

2011-11-16T13:34:00.000-08:00

I wish them luck, but I'm not sure the First Amendment is the best basis for their lawsuit.

A Tax on Both Their Houses

2011-11-15T10:13:00.001-08:00

The latest from Dalton's own Wyle Wingfield.

The New Jim Crow

2011-11-14T13:35:00.000-08:00

Shika Dalmia's latest column.

The Modern Bastiat

2011-11-13T15:07:00.000-08:00

Frederic Bastiat may have been that greatest economist who wrote for a popular audience of all time. Several econ blogs have been discussing who is the modern Bastiat. My old grad school professor Don Boudreaux weighs in.

A Day at Immigration and Customs Enforcement

2011-11-12T13:54:00.001-08:00

A dialogue by Bryan Caplan.

Eternally Blue

2011-11-11T17:27:00.000-08:00

Alabama Has Jobs

2011-11-10T13:19:00.000-08:00

But no one wants to take them.

Government Doesn't Even Redistribute Wealth Well

2011-11-09T17:01:00.000-08:00

Arnold Kling has the numbers.

Correction of the Day

2011-11-08T15:12:00.000-08:00

I didn't realize math would be involved.

What Herman Cain Doesn't Know

2011-11-07T14:23:00.001-08:00

Peter Suderman says the sex scandal is actually diverting attention to what a horrible candidate Cain actually is.

Fox's Plans for the UFC

2011-11-06T12:00:00.000-08:00

Don't sound good. Any time Brock Lesnar gets near a microphone it's a disaster, so I'm not sure what they are thinking making him an announcer. The rest of it sounds equally bad.

The 1 Percent, Today and Yesterday

2011-11-05T11:08:00.000-07:00

Don Boudreaux was one of my professors in grad school. He's still teaching, but he has also become a prolific writer of letters to the editors of various publications. Here's his latestt.

Jim Cornette

2011-11-04T17:12:00.000-07:00

Talks to Alex Marvez.

Headline of the Day

2011-11-03T08:59:00.000-07:00

Here.

Libertarians without Borders

2011-11-01T11:20:00.001-07:00

Johnny Isakson's Latest Bill

2011-10-30T18:32:00.001-07:00

Gets panned by the folks at the Cato Institute.

Why Was There No Autumn of Love?

2011-10-29T18:23:00.000-07:00

Steve Sailer looks back at Haight-Ashbury in 1967.

Telemundo's Plan to Reach More Hispanic Viewers

2011-10-28T07:32:00.000-07:00

English.

How Not to Cut the Federal Budget

2011-10-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

A new paper from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Boom Boom

2011-10-26T20:05:00.000-07:00

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

2011-10-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

Mitt Romney supports a national ID and E-Verify.

John McCain vs. Pat Buchanan

2011-10-23T11:09:00.001-07:00

Steve Sailer asks which is the extremist.

Hot Shots and High Spots

2011-10-21T18:46:00.001-07:00

Alex Marvez talks to wrestling photographer George Napolitano about his new book.

The Sad World of the Misunderstood Spider

2011-10-21T07:02:00.000-07:00

Poor little guy.

Barr vs. Graves

2011-10-20T11:34:00.001-07:00

Bob Barr may run for Congress again.

Politico on Tom Graves

2011-10-19T09:14:00.000-07:00

The Georgia congressman isn't backing down on his principles.

UFC on Fox

2011-10-18T23:13:00.000-07:00

I've not been impressed at all by their early promotional efforts. The latest commercial is pretty bad.

Mil Mascaras Named to the WWE Hall of Fame

2011-10-17T19:25:00.000-07:00

I wonder if his nephew will induct him.