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The Lessons of History

It has been said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. But what if

Throughout history, innovators have been criticized and mocked by their contemporaries. They have been accused of insanity and fraud. They

We are often told that private companies won’t invest money into certain technologies, such as “green” energy, because it isn’t

The regulator and the innovator are two very different people. The regulator enforces standards. The innovator questions standards. The regulator

Writing is seldom the glamorous activity that many perceive it to be. At times, it can be absolute torture. And

Presenting philosophical ideas to a general audience is a huge challenge. This is particularly true when the ideas that we

One of the cardinal principles of writing is to delimit the subject. This can be very difficult at times, because

Last week, Houston City Council passed the controversial Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). The ordinance makes it “unlawful for any

I was recently asked if the Libertarian Party (LP) had improved from its past support of anarchy. At the time,

This past week, Arizona lawmakers passed a bill that would allow business owners to refuse service to gays if the