Monthly Archives: January 2012

Column on the Bottom line on Obama-Economics

The bottom line on Obama-economics! Tibor R. Machan Economic fairness is impossible: an oxymoron. Since economic activities are inherently varied and often competitive and since one size doesn’t fit all and not everyone can win in a competition, no such … Continue reading

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TSA & the Free Society: Are They Compatible?

TSA & a Free Country: Are the Compatible? Tibor R. Machan Why does the TSA annoy so many of us? Not having the resources to do a survey, I resort here to what might be called educated speculation. I suspect … Continue reading

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Column on BBC & Capitalism

BBC’s Biased Coverage of Capitalism Tibor R. Machan On the BBC website an interview was featured recently with the famous orthodox Marxist, Eric Hobsbawm, who promptly denounced capitalism as if he had established definitively its inferiority as a political economic … Continue reading

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Column on MLK’s Public Philosophy of Freedom

MLK’s Public Philosophy of Freedom Tibor R. Machan As I flew home across the country from NYC on January 16th, the holiday this year in honor of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I had the opportunity to … Continue reading

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Column on Anti-Abortion Murder

Anti-Abortion Murder Tibor R. Machan In Wichita a trial is under way in which Scott Roeder is charged with the murder of Dr. George R. Tiller. No disputing the charge that he did the killing and the only issue up … Continue reading

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Essay on Rand & Rothbard: Diverse Champions of Liberty

Ayn Rand & Murray Rothbard: Diverse Champions of Liberty By Tibor R. Machan* No one should attempt to treat Ayn Rand and Murray N. Rothbard as uncomplicated and rather similar defenders of the free society although they have more in … Continue reading

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Column on Cuba Awakes?

Cuba Awakes? Tibor R. Machan Cuba’s fate over the last half a century has been disastrous, although before that the island wasn’t a Caribbean paradise either. US government policies haven’t made it easier for Cubans to escape their misery since … Continue reading

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