I get campaign email of all kinds these days. In this post I would like to analyze an email message entitled "They Basically Stole Ballots" which I received from James Carville earlier today. It begins, Dear Mark, from you and your Republican counterparts, and I just can't take it anymore! I don't think all you campaign professionals are even the same species as the rest of … [Read more...] about An Email From James Carville
Chicago Taking a New Direction in the War on Drugs?
The Chicago Police Department has been facing some looming shortages of money and manpower. Whenever any law enforcement entity faces such problems, we libertarians have a stock solution: Stop wasting money on the War on Drugs. Use the people and equipment for something more important. Which brings me to Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis, who has said some … [Read more...] about Chicago Taking a New Direction in the War on Drugs?
More On My Theory of Our Current Economic Crisis
A few months ago, John McCain was lambasted by some of the punditry for his commenting that the fundamentals of our economy are strong. I never had a problem with what he said. The fundamentals of our economy were strong: Unenployment wasn't very high by historic standards, our farms and factories and business offices were still well-maintained and up-to-date, our workforce was … [Read more...] about More On My Theory of Our Current Economic Crisis
Who’s Getting My Vote?
Reason magazine asked a number of libertarian writers a few questions about the upcoming election. Since my questionnaire was apparently lost in the mail, I figured I'd save them the trouble of updating their article by posting my answers here. 1. Who are you voting for in November? Bob Barr of the Libertarian party. If the Illinois polls suddenly close up, I'll switch to … [Read more...] about Who’s Getting My Vote?
Open Letter to a Hospital
I'm not really going to send this, but... NAME OF HOSPITAL REDACTEDAttn: Billing Department Dear Sir or Madam, Earlier this year, a family member made several visits to your fine hospital. The treatment was excellant, and we are glad to have such a fine medical resource located so conveniently. Shortly thereafter, however, we started receiving bills for those visits. Then … [Read more...] about Open Letter to a Hospital