Foot of the Fig Tree

Thursday, May 30, 2013

"Tax-Exempt" Status and Non-profit activity

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Here's a perennial, difficult question for classical liberals--how does a free society fund its collective choices? More specifically, t...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

A bad libertarian argument against taxation

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If you spend enough time in libertarian circles, you'll hear the argument made that "taxation is slavery." Libertarians aren...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

How Conservatives Can Talk About Equality

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In the aftermath of the riots across England last week, right-leaning English papers like the Daily Mail are now frankly acknowledging the ...
Monday, July 25, 2011

"Fairness", Solidarity and Liberty

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President Obama's speech last Monday laid out his case for raising the debt ceiling and used "fair" or "balanced" t...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Education and Individualism

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I had the good fortune this past month to attend a weeklong seminar hosted by the Institute for Humane Studies entitled "Exploring Libe...
Monday, May 25, 2009

The Harry Lime Hypothesis

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Midway through  The Third Man , Holly Martins announces to a meeting of Vienna's literary scene that his next book will be a clean break...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Cynicism and Hope in Post-War Film

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I find it interesting that Alex and I have each noted that our films carry a deeply cynical and gritty tone toward the war while Justine...
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