By David Boaz
Thanks to the good folks at Unz.org, we’ve filled out our archive of the late, great libertarian magazine Libertarian Review. The magazine was published from 1972 to 1981, first as a newsletter of book reviews and then as a glossy monthly magazine edited by Roy A. Childs, Jr. It made quite a splash during those years, and Childs [...]
Now Online: The Complete Libertarian Review is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By David Boaz
Poor Michael Gerson. The former speechwriter for George W. Bush writes about libertarianism more than any other major columnist. And yet, after at least six years of attacks, he still can’t grasp the concept. Take today’s column defending Rick Santorum against “anti-government activists.” I pointed out his error in calling libertarians “anti-government” in 2010: Libertarians [...]
Michael Gerson Just Can’t Get Enough of Libertarianism is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By David Boaz
With former senator Rick Santorum suddenly attracting attention in Iowa, it’s time to dig up some of our previous reporting on Santorum. In 2006, as Santorum campaigned his way to an 18-point loss in his Senate reelection race, the New York Times reported that he… …distributed a brochure this week as he worked a sweltering round of [...]
Rick Santorum v. Limited Government is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By David Boaz
Webster’s defines “idiosyncrasy” as “a peculiarity of constitution or temperament” or “characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); broadly: eccentricity.” And what does the New York Times define as an idiosyncrasy? A headline this weekend tells us that Idiosyncrasy Runs Deep in the Soil of Wyoming And what’s this idiosyncrasy? Cowboy poetry? Jackalopes? Being the first state [...]
Idiosyncrasy in the New York Times is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
