Writes Emily: Dear Lew, I know you have plenty to occupy your time, and emails from strangers is a low priority, but I felt compelled to contact you and let you know how grateful I am for the work you have been/are doing. My father introduced me to LRC in 2003, when I was a high school senior/college freshman. Your website expanded my mind and kept me sane during 4 years at Hillsdale College, in a sea of pro-war neocons who chose Mitt Romney to speak at our 2007 commencement. I learned more from the great writers at LRC than … Continue reading →
Walter Block to Start New Blog/Podcast
Dear Folks:
I intend to start up a podcast and blog of my own, following in the footsteps of my friends Tom Woods and Bob Murphy. If you would like to be informed when it is ready, please write to my assistant on this blog – podcast, Luis Rivera, at LuisRivera3@hotmail.com, and we will add you to the announcement list.
Best regards,
He was a great man, an inspiration, and influential. He will be greatly missed.
This is terrible news for liberty.
Rest in peace, sir.
RIP Robert Wenzel. I visited his Economic Policy Journal and Target Liberty sites every day. He did a whole lot of good.
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Are We Seeing the Return of Jimmy Carter?
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Editor’s Note: Because of my bike injury, I can now write with only one hand for the next couple of months. To help out, my dear wife Jo Ann has graciously written today’s Skousen Cafe.
My husband Mark and I were married in the spring of 1973 Patriots Day, to be exact. An unpopular war was winding down, and a president was being impeached. Inflation was heating up and production was slowing down.
That summer, we were facing lettuce shortages, beef shortages and gas shortages. By winter, I was lining up early in the morning to fill our tank with gas sometimes waiting for two hours or more. By 10 a.m., most filling stations were empty for the day. And by spring, I was looking into the eyes of my newborn baby, wondering what her world would be like.