"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
When I learned about the 2013 recipients of the Economics "Nobel Prize" I immediately wondered what Austrian economists were thinking. Per usual, the Mises Institute provided a quick answer. See this misesmedia video discussing this topic.
As a practicing physician in the United States I cannot overstate just how radical the business model of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma actually is. This ReasonTV video profiles this business. I am currently brainstorming how to transplant this business model to my specialty of radiation oncology.
Sadness is the emotion I experience every time I am reminded of the naivete of mainstream journalists regarding the nature of the State. This catoinstitutevideo (http://youtu.be/uyJQWz_g_bk) interview of Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian journalist, made me sad. For the record, I did not weep.
Long-term solitary confinement is torture. You will not be surprised to learn, from this video, that the U.S. prison state regularly inflicts this torture upon children. The State's excuse for torturing children is disturbingly banal: it is for their own good.
I have a particular interest in bioethics. Libertarian intellectuals have been grappling with bioethical issues for centuries. I recently lucked upon a fascinating lecture by George H. Smith, in which he details his views regarding the rights of children.