Next Meeting: March 9, 2006

Our next meeting will be the evening of March 9th. Our topic for discussion will be national defense. The following readings are suggested:

Ronald Bailey. "Libertarianism in One State?" Reason. January 30, 2003.
B. Schwarz & C. Layne. "A New Grand Strategy." Atlantic Monthly. January 1, 2002.
Christopher Preble. "National Interest Alone." NRO. July 10, 2003.
Ivan Eland. "Reasons for Restraint." Washington Post. February 26, 1999.
Ivan Eland. "National Security Policy Turned on Its Head." Daily Journal. November 6, 2002.
Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy. "The Perils of Empire." 2004.
Hans-Hermann Hoppe. The Myth of National Defense. 2003. p.1 - 18

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Meeting February 23, 2006

Thursday's meeting is at 9:00 pm in the basement of Crosby. Our topic is children and their relation to libertarian theory.

Frank McGahon. "Libertarian doesn't apply to children." January 26, 2006.
Jason Sorens. "Libertarian Theory and Children's Rights." (pdf) Libertarian Alliance. 2001.
Doris Gordon. "An Open Letter To Murray Rothbard." 1993.
Williamson M. Evers. "The Law of Omissions and Neglect of Children." (pdf) Journal of Libertarian Studies. 1978.
Williamson M. Evers. "Rawls and Children." (pdf) Journal of Libertarian Studies. 1978.

Topics mentioned at tonight's meeting

Here are some items relevant to topics that were discussed at this evening's meeting.

Research consistently finds that the use of the generic masculine pronoun evokes a male referent.
Mark E. Johnson, & Seana Dowling-Guyer. "Effects of inclusive vs. exclusive language on evaluations of the counselor." Sex Roles. March 1996.

"Strategies for Solving Gender Exclusive Pronoun Problems" at Empire State College.

On Lawrence Summers' remarks about mathematical ability and sex, especially in regards to the difference between mean and variance.
William Saletan. "Don't Worry Your Pretty Little Head." Slate. January 21, 2005.

On the power of persuasion and public debate to alter social norms, rather than legal solutions.
Richard von Busack. "Superman Versus the KKK. Metro. July 1998.