Statement regarding the “Rage against War” rally

On December 23rd, I expressed concerns about the Rage Against War rally, pointing out that the demands ignored Russian aggression in the war. With recent revelations about speakers and sponsors, it is clear that those demands have attracted openly pro-war and pro-Putin speakers (see sources below). Since retweeting my concerns, the Classical Liberal Caucus has…

The Perverse Incentives of Public Transportation
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The Perverse Incentives of Public Transportation

Originally published on andrewsmith.medium.com Wednesday morning, a computer glitch in the Federal Aviation Authority’s system ground commercial air travel to a halt in the United States for several hours. Meanwhile, an Amtrak train had been stranded for 29 hours in rural South Carolina. The FAA’s computer glitch shut down its Notice to Air Missions System, which relays important…

Why Cosmopolitanism is the Answer to the Culture War

Why Cosmopolitanism is the Answer to the Culture War

Editors Notes: This is the second article in a series on Cosmopolitanism (First article here) The culture war is a fire that consumes everything without any respect for the beliefs and values of others.  It isn’t defined by any particular issues, but rather by the way behavior and emotions interact with each other to create…