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Note how smooth and confident he is in 2007, and how halting and unsure he is in 2013.

Courtesy of my LibertyClassroom.com, here are the first 15 lectures from our course on U.S. Constitutional History. Neither left-liberal nor neocon. Enjoy!

Apparently there’s been a series against me over at the Daily Kos by a left-liberal lawyer. I no longer pay attention to left-wing attacks. It’s the same arguments every time. They pretend I haven’t answered them. I have. They idiotically … Continue reading →

Directed by Ron Maxwell (of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals fame) and based on the novel by Harold Frederic, Copperhead looks well worth seeing. A bunch of people have sent me the link, and I thank them for it, but … Continue reading →

Please reply in the comments. A reader writes with the following question: I talked to my father about the NSA spying and asked him what he thought.  He gave me a rational answer (and I consider libertarianism itself nothing if … Continue reading →

I don’t have time to follow sports anymore, and frankly I’ve lost interest in it, but when I was growing up in Massachusetts I followed the Celtics closely. This video of Larry Bird brings back memories. Later in the video … Continue reading →

That’s what Michael Lind is saying now. You see, we’re not “experimental” like he is. He’s willing to try out lots of things: freedom, semi-freedom, and full-on coercion. And we keep sticking to our whole freedom thing, and our view … Continue reading →

Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars talks about his efforts to preserve sources of ebony. It’s not a totally free-market story — the government of Cameroon is still in charge — but still suggestive of how a free market might operate. … Continue reading →

If you’re like me and really like Jon Anderson and sort of like Vangelis, you will enjoy this funny story. Jon still has a lovely voice, even though he is nearly 69 years old.