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Walter E. Williams: On Government Control and Parting Company

Here’s a question that I’ve asked in the past that needs to be revisited. Unless one wishes to obfuscate, it has a simple yes or no answer. If one group of people prefers strong government control and management of people’s lives while another group prefers liberty and desires to be left alone, should they be […] Continue reading →

Masking totalitarianism

Walter Williams , One of the oldest notions in the history of mankind is that some people are to give orders and others are to obey. The powerful elite believe that they have wisdom superior to the masses and that they’ve been ordained to forcibly impose that wisdom on the rest of us. Their agenda […] Continue reading →

Aristotle On The NSA, Edward Snowden, And Gun Control

Nearly 2,400 years ago, Aristotle wrote one of the defining works of political philosophy in a book entitled Politics. It’s still incredibly relevant today, particularly what he writes about tyranny. The ancient Greeks used the word ‘turannos’, which referred to an illegitimate ruler who governs without regard for the law or interests of the people, […] Continue reading →

Their Revolution And Ours

It’s happening again. The revolution that overthrew Egypt’s long-time dictator is now being overthrown itself. One revolution leads to another, one dictatorship to another. The game never ends; the revolving door just keeps spinning. Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign gave way at last — to an Islamist regime dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood that soon enough […] Continue reading →

Egypt: Another Day, Another Pharaoh

The revolution that overthrew Egypt’s last pharaoh and installed a new one in his place now has been overthrown itself — by military decree. As fully expected. Chaos breeds a demand for order, for clear authority, and what could be more authoritarian than military rule? This familiar process isn’t confined to our own time, or […] Continue reading →