December 29, 2018

Immigration: America as an 'attractive nuisance'

As a kid, I watched over the backyard fence enviously as heavy equipment began digging where the next-door neighbor's back lawn had once been.  They were putting in a swimming pool – a pool, of course, being the ultimate status sy...

July 20, 2018

Getting conservatives and Libertarians to agree on tariffs

One of the most irritating things about Libertarians is that they are often doctrinaire and immovable on topics.  (I know, because I'm one.) Tariffs, for instance.  Tariffs are uncategorically bad, as they fly in the face o...