I have come to realize that Liberals (among whom I count myself) generally have a flawed understanding of Conservative attitudes towards taxing and spending. The mistake, I would suggest, is to focus on the first of these, the taxing. Instead, the spending is the key to understanding Conservative opposition to...

As a Libertarian-turned-Progressive, I nevertheless remain intrigued by Libertarian philosophy. Therefore, I thought it might be of some value to undertake a serious consideration and analysis of Libertarian principles. Is it philosophically coherent? Does it make unwarranted assumption or logical errors? And where better to begin than with the official...

Sometime in the 1980s, my cousin Marc gave me a book called It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand, by Jerome Tuccille. At the time in spoke to me: an adolescent enamored by Rand's fiction and philosophy, yet ready for something more. For the author and for my cousin, the adult...

You are a progressive, and you have been arrested and are being expelled from your country. You are brought to the airport, and given just one minute to decide upon your destination, your country of exile. There is a catch, however. You must choose from one of the following...

One of the key differences between Progressives and Conservatives is their attitudes about government regulation. The former tend to favor it, the latter to oppose it. Why? And might Progressives benefit from gaining an understanding of Conservative opposition to such regulation, whether in healthcare, education, and taxation?

As...

Israel continues to be the demon poster-child of the Left. The prime example of a repressive regime and abuser of human rights. On the Left, people became outraged and agitated over Israel more than over any other cause. Israel's supposed villainy will bring out protestors on cold, rainy days in...

In a free society, what do we do when the full expression or fulfillment of a core principle results in its own undermining or destruction?

For instance, what if someone uses the free market to gain a monopoly or otherwise suppress the free market? Or builds institutions too big to...

A study recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery reveals once again our healthcare system's perverse incentives.

The authors, from the Yale University School of Medicine, investigated the treatment of newborns with congenital anomalies. Drs. Loren Berman, Marjorie S. Rosenthal, and R. Lawrence Moss wanted to know if such...

For too long in our nation, we have maintained a universal, single-payer policing system.

As a freedom-loving citizen, I want to see policing returned to the private sector, because we know government does not do much of anything well. And why should the government have the right to tell...

Rationality and hope possess the potential to bring Atheists and Theists together to better our world. The New Atheists -- Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens, and company -- miss something simple yet profound in their polemical attacks on Theists: the mystery of existence itself. We must start with this basic fact...