In an essay published in 1981, and apparently not available online, Sheldon Richman argued that if the state is like an onion, the proper strategy for liberty was not to peel back intervention layer by layer, but instead to, in the words of the article’s title, “Smash the Onion.” I remember reading and loving that…
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‘Allahu Akbar!’: Migrants rampage, attack police
Hungarian police spray rioting Muslims with water cannons and tear gas Wednesday. Despite the best efforts of CNN, the BBC and other media giants to paint the European migrant crisis as a spontaneous humanitarian crisis fueled by Syria’s civil war, evidence continues to mount to the contrary. On Wednesday full-fledged riots broke out at Hungary’s…
Progressivism Is Illiberal
A New York magazine article headline declares, “De Blasio’s Proposal to Destroy Pedestrian Times Square Is the Opposite of Progressive.” That’s Bill de Blasio, the current mayor of New York City, who was elected in 2013 after running unabashedly as the progressive, socially democratic candidate. I find it interesting that people are surprised by the…
Pow! Zing! Batman defends Black Lives Matter
DC Comics’ latest issue of Batman focuses on police brutality and its effects on urban minorities. (Image: DC Comics) Gotham’s dark knight is going into Black Lives Matter mode. DC Comics’ latest issue of Batman tackles police brutality and features clear allusions to the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and and Eric Garner…
Students for Sale
Imagine you’re with me in a room full of educators, mostly public school teachers and administrators. We are there to learn how to incorporate principles of entrepreneurship and innovation into a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-based learning environment. Ben, the professional development facilitator, is showing us how to use a business model canvas, a…