Tag Archives: Reason Magazine

The Road to Hell…

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Joe Benning

As we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. But it seems to be a lesson social planners never seem to learn. Ever. Here below is a YouTube video produced by Reason that illustrates just a … Continue reading →

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Is Voting Rational?

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Joe Benning

See the video below by the editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, Katherine Mangu-Ward. JFB

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Cancel Culture is Out of Control

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

There was a time not so long ago when leftists routinely charged that the radical right, roughly defined as anybody who didn’t agree with leftist orthodoxy, consisted largely of a bunch of Neanderthal book burners. Well, look who the book … Continue reading →

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What Do We Really Know about COVID-19?

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Joe Benning

A fascinating conversation between Reason Magazine’s Nick Gillespie and Science Correspondent Ron Bailey. See below. JFB

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Judge Napolitano on Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and the Constitutional Order

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

With each passing day the failure of the welfare state to accomplish its stated objectives becomes more and more obvious. Needless to say failure hasn’t dimmed progressive enthusiasm for the politics of command and control. The progressive project, still lauded … Continue reading →

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The Narrative

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Joe Benning

One of the more disheartening developments in what we laughingly call public debate has been the extraordinary emphasis placed on “the narrative”. The whole point of “the narrative” is issue framing. Instead of facts like who, what, where, why and … Continue reading →

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Are the Brains of Men and Women Different?

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Joe Benning

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An Interview with Clint Bolick

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Joe Benning
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Comrade Sanders Surges in Poll

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Joe Benning

The latest CNN poll, released today, has Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders statistically tied in the race for the Democratic nomination. (The CNN story is at this link). While not all that surprising, it seems to reflect the alienation of … Continue reading →

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Judge Napolitano Discusses Impeachment on Reason TV

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Joe Benning

After 6 months of studied silence, On Liberty Watch is going to re-open. In addition, the website will be revamped a bit over the next few months. The mission however, remains the same: the defense of liberty. The inanity of … Continue reading →

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