if you liked dr. horrible...

you might not like this. but i'm going to record it anyway.

This weekend, you are invited to watch Institute for Justice President Chip Mellor and IJ Board Member Bob Levy on C-SPAN2 Book TV. Chip and Bob will discuss their new book The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom. The segment, which was filmed at a Manhattan Institute event last week, will air Saturday, July 26 at 7:30 PM, Sunday, July 27 at 10:00 AM, and Monday, July 28 at 4:45 AM, Eastern Time.

Chip and Bob explain how The Dirty Dozen cases have had a profound effect on the rule of law and the lives of ordinary Americans. While some of the cases are well known, others are often unfamiliar even to lawyers. Yet each had the effect of amending numerous provisions of the Constitution. The authors argue that judicial activism created new constitutional rights out of whole cloth and erased rights that are constitutionally protected. Unlike some who call for the judiciary to defer to legislative and executive authority, Chip and Bob call for principled and consistent judicial engagement to restore proper respect for the Constitution as it was written.

free hayek

facebook has served some small purpose: free downloads of F.A. Hayek! don't all of you break the intertubes with simultaneous downloads.

The Road to Serfdom
Denationalisation of Money
Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation

i also found a download in the same tube that assembles a couple of Friedman's works.

munger spotting

i witnessed munger give a little presentation today that actually had a few people nodding their heads in agreement. part of his success, other than his dashing good looks and charismatic bluster, is his utter lack of craziness inherent in most big-L libertarians. he made sure to distance himself from big-L-ism by prefacing some responses with "the party line is." his position as professor and department chair, along with a public sector work history, only increased his presentability.

btw, i have one or two extra bumper stickers if anyone is interested.

Dr Horrible's sing-along blog

an odd, but enjoyable, musical mini show on the webs about an incapable mad scientist wannabe, his nemesis, and his dream girl from the laundromat. mit singing!

Ron Paul on the credit crisis

via Graham Glass.

Chip Mellor, friend of freedom

Chip Mellor offers some insight on economic freedom over at the economist.


he has a book coming out (that anyone could get for me if they wanted) that looks like a fine read, and that offers a fresh look at how progressives rewrote the constitution. i regret not having attended the local dog and pony show when i had the chance.

involuntary servitude is our path to national salvation

wow. a super-awesome post (via Cafe Hayek), that one really must read for oneself, deconstructing and filleting the notion of compulsory volunteer work set me wondering about our complete lack of forethought on yet another issue with wide-reaching implications. not only would some require servitude from our youth, but the beneficiaries of this free labor would be chosen by our elite social overlords, none of whom share my values or, for that matter, have a clue as to what needs a-fixin' to begin with. let the special interest orgy begin!