Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic — what do you like best about America? If I were to pick what’s best about America from among serious, I’d say individual liberty (no surprise, surely). America eschews the aggregate, the collective, the mass, in favor of rights for individuals, separate, unique, each as worthy…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Update: Sorry — comments now open as of 1:22 PM. Today’s suggested topic — should some foods, like raw milk be banned? If they are banned, how should a ban be enforced? The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings is, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic — are we more are less free today, as against a decade, or a generation, ago? Are we freer today? Here’s my take: Yes, of course, if one looks at times when whole groups of people were denied liberty. From that vantage, we’re far better off…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic –thoughts on the 2010 election. What do you think — are prospects now better, the same, or worse? The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings is, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a space for a name, email address, and website, those who want…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic concerns the most successful business project or venture in Whitewater. What do you think is an example of success? The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings is, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a space for a name, email address, and website, those who…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic is open. It’s a free-range forum. The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings is, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a space for a name, email address, and website, those who want to leave a field blank can do so. Comments will be moderated,…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic is open — after a hiatus of two weeks, this libertarian website will not confine the topic in any narrow way. Roam at will. The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings is, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a space for a name, email…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic is downsizing government. If you could cut, what would you cut? Alternatively, what would you preserve, other cuts (if any) not withstanding? Would you expand anything? The Cato Institute has a fine new website, entitled DownsizingGovernment.org, offering a ‘department by department guide to cutting the federal…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic is no single topic at all — just a forum for your comments or questions. I’ll try to answer questions as quickly as I can. The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings are, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a space for a name,…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic is a list of “10 Favorite Reads of All Time (including books, graphic novels, comic books, magazines, etc.)?” Here’s my list, in no particular order: Paine, Common Sense. Concise, powerful, timeless. Lincoln, Collected Works, Vol. 1 & 2 (Library of America). Simple, elegant, and powerful writing.…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. Today’s suggested topic is a list of “10 all-time favorite films.” Today’s topic — top ten favorite films, has been a happy challenge. It’s a challenge to pick just ten, but a happy challenge. Here’s my list, in no particular order: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Inspired.…

Here’s the Friday open comments post. It’s a wide open open forum today — comment freely. The use of pseudonyms and anonymous postings are, of course, fine. Although the comments template has a space for a name, email address, and website, those who want to leave a field blank can do so. Comments will be…