HART: Reflections On Some Timeless PJ O’Rourke Quotes
P.J. O’Rourke was a friend and mentor. He blurbed my first book, and he was a hero to many of us libertarians who felt humor was an effective way to point out the absurdities of politics and life. He understood economics, free markets, and the value of free people. And he left us with some […]
Timeless truths about democracy, republicanism, and Claudine Gay
One of the most persistent myths about the U.S. government is that the United States is a “democracy.” Slogans like “democracy dies in the dark” and repeated assertions that certain politicians, many of them former President Donald Trump, are a threat to “democracy” are a reminder that that's who we are. It seems to suggest […]