Check out my newest essay on Notablog: "You Think Our Country's So Innocent?", which discusses the evolution of Trump's foreign policy and the history of US interventionism abroad. notablog.net/2026/01/04/y...

A fine two-part discussion by David S. D'Amato on Smartphone Culture. It's ironic that "social media" has led to such alienating, anti-social consequences for so many. Even worse is how it's undermined genuinely radical, critical, dialectical thinking & engagement. open.substack.com/pub/dsdamato...

Jon Stewart's new "government-approved" version of "The Daily Show" is brilliantly delivered ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...

Back in 1964, Ayn Rand argued that it was the "conservatives" who led the way for the establishment of the FCC and for the overt and covert censorship that would follow in its wake. Today, it is the "conservatives" who are engaged in a brutal assault on free expression. notablog.net/2025/09/17/a...

3) Marx, Hayek and Utopia by Chris Sciabarra One of the very few books by someone on the right that has a firm understanding of Marx and puts him into productive dialogue with Hayek and right libertarianism. Very exciting and thoughtful.

My newest Medium essay, "On Political Violence", discusses the toxic interrelationships between politics and culture, and the Trump administration's attempts to weaponize the murder of Charlie Kirk. medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

My newest essay, “When Hatred for the ‘Woke’ Left Trumps the Love of Liberty,” appears today on Notablog & Medium. It explores how the reactionary right has engaged in a form of top-down imposed cancel culture: notablog.net/2025/09/08/w... medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

Letters from World War II — Part IV: The Navy Boys On the 80th anniversary of the unofficial end of WW2, my 4-part Medium series concludes with letters from 3 men who fought in the Pacific theater of the war: medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

The New State Interventions: Protectionism, industrial policy and government ownership — all once conservative boogeymen — have become official doctrine. The New State Interventions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/b...

Letters from World War II — Part III: George & Charlie Part III in my Medium series focuses on two brothers who fought in Europe, with vastly different fates: One fought in North Africa & Italy, while the other was captured in Germany, becoming a POW: medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

Letters from World War II — Part II: Frank J. Rubino In this 2nd installment in my series commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2, I explore the life and legacy of Frank J. Rubino, a principled man who fought against fascism and racism at home and abroad. medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

Putting aside the question of state involvement in the arts, this is the stuff of dictators. Trump appointed himself chair of the "TRUMP/KENNEDY CENTER, whoops, I mean, KENNEDY CENTER," and will host this year's ceremony, rejecting all "woke" artist inductions. 🤮 www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Congratulations to Pete Alonso for setting the all-time Mets franchise Home Run Record! The Polar Bear Reigns Supreme! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeCb...

We near the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2, which claimed the lives of 70-85 million people. I recently discovered nearly 100 wartime letters saved by my mother. Today begins my 4-part Medium series, "Letters from World War II". Part I: Letters Found: medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

It's horrific that Trump is using military force for domestic policing in DC, as he has in LA. The man is insufferable. He also didn't lose an opportunity to slam Democrats who want "Everybody, transgender!" I yelled at the TV: "WTF does this have to do with DC crime?" www.rev.com/transcripts/...

David Pressman sees ominous parallels between Trump's ability to bend others to his will and Viktor Orban’s Hungary, where judges & businesses acquiesced to state power. Like Orban, Trump “believes that everyone can be bought. America’s elites are proving him right.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

A business in peril, families split apart. "It's a Wipeout," headlines this NY Times report on the aftershocks of an ICE workplace raid. What a disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

CC in Cooperstown Later today, CC Sabathia enters the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a New York Yankee. Mike Lupica in the "New York Daily News" put it best: “The Yankees aren’t celebrating a championship in 2009 if CC Sabathia hadn’t been the ace of the staff." notablog.net/2025/07/27/c...

Nice essay by Zak Woodman on how democracy depends on dialogue, even as "dialogical liberalism is being weaponized against you." notesonliberty.com/2025/07/24/i...

I am not an Objectivist. But as a long-time Rand scholar, I examine the Ayn Rand Institute on its 40th anniversary and reflect on the nature and evolution of Rand scholarship. Check out my Notablog essay: notablog.net/2025/07/21/r...

I am huge New York Yankees fan, but it doesn't prevent me from appreciating the talent and legacy of David Wright, whose number was retired by the New York Mets today. Having spent 14 years with the Mets, the beloved captain set many franchise records. My Notablog post: notablog.net/2025/07/19/t...

As Trump gears up to deport immigrants en masse, "asylum seekers at immigration court who thought they were playing by the rules were abruptly swept up by ICE." It's become "'a murderous reality show. ... some kind of hideous game of ... Trumpian roulette.'" www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/16/i...

With Elon Musk securing another government contract for up to $200 million with the Defense Department (the "Grok for Government" AI chatbot), it's useful to remind ourselves how much Musk is invested in crony capitalism. This is my May 2025 post on "The State of Musk": notablog.net/2025/05/29/t...

The NY Times reports today that Trump has "steadily and dramatically raised tariffs to levels not seen in a century." (Link in the comments.) My indictment of Trump's tariff policies was posted back in May and it remains relevant: notablog.net/2025/05/05/o...

"Trump and the Republican Party are deploying a new form of political propaganda ... one that is ruthless, inflammatory and designed for maximum viral reach. ... barreling toward a future in which ... its members are slowly being stripped of empathy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...

A friend shared this with me. I'd give it a laugh react... except it rings true in some circles! smh

June was Pride Month, but for those who celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, Pride is every month. As the political tide turns, the reactionary right is now going after same-sex marriage. From "The Economist", "Republican support for same-sex marriage is dropping fast": archive.ph/caxxU

The Trump administration's war on immigrants continues. No respect for due process, raids on agricultural workers, at Home Depots, deportations to foreign gulags, and now this in Florida: "Alligator Alcatraz." What will it take to stop this obscenity? www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...

To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of my book, "Total Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism," Winton Bates has republished Ed Younkins‘s original review on the Freedom and Flourishing site: www.freedomandflourishing.com/2025/07/how-...

Happy 4th of July! I'm in UnHerd today, talking about one of the very best things about America (which the current administration is, of course, trying to destroy).

Nation Sets Off Fireworks To Commemorate Surviving Another Day

This essay aims to raise awareness for a serious, rare condition known as Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS). In April 1974, I underwent surgery for that condition that saved my life. medium.com/@cms10_7549/...

Here is an article summarizing the central themes in my "Dialectics and Liberty Trilogy", consisting of the books: "Marx, Hayek, and Utopia", "Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical", and "Total Freedom: Toward a Dialectical Libertarianism": notablog.net/2025/06/09/a...

By way of introduction, here is an autobiographical essay of mine published on Medium: medium.com/@cms10_7549/...