This is a very interesting documentary about Edward Snowden’s own secrecy as he leaked information about illegal government spying on its own citizens, and then about his attempts to evade capture and find sanctuary outside the United States. Fascinating.
Note: the documentary is not a debate about what he did, though there are disagreements expressed, but a fact-based telling of the man’s story.
Fascinating confrontation:
As read (in a re-enactment) at Williamsburg:
And here is a dramatic speech by Samuel Adams:
Michael Tanner of Cato Institute has a new book out, and it looks like it takes on the federal budget, deficits, and debt in an honest and realistic manner. This is what Americans need to understand. But will politicians ever tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
“We’re so much more rational in sports,” says Thomas Sowell, than in economic policy.
Here Sowell clarifies a major policy issue that flows from the “market failure” analysis that grew out of “perfect competition” models in modern economics. But without the math.
You’ve heard of F. A. Hayek. Here is a helpful, brief overview of his life and work, in easy-to-digest and safe-to-share form.