tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8397716848096727580..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: CONFESSION: "I’m guilty of gross violation of equality of opportunity, racism and possibly sexism."Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32703092122677707512013-08-27T21:40:02.013-04:002013-08-27T21:40:02.013-04:00Still doesn't give Williams and Sowell a pass ...Still doesn't give Williams and Sowell a pass though and I respect both of them. Look at Lawrence Vance (who writes for Lew Rockwell) for example he constantly goes after the military establishment. He sometimes has posted on the site examples of the hate mail he gets from conservatives. He's not afraid to go after conservative sacred cows such as (in Adam Kokesh's words) jock NY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12878311382895293842013-08-27T19:55:50.902-04:002013-08-27T19:55:50.902-04:00True but the military is a MUCH bigger problem for...True but the military is a MUCH bigger problem for civil liberties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21934939576155309192013-08-27T19:22:28.423-04:002013-08-27T19:22:28.423-04:00I share your concerns on Walter Williams (add Thom...I share your concerns on Walter Williams (add Thomas Sowell to the mostly libertarian, but part-time neocon club), but check your facts. Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, and the entitlement state dwarf the military bureaucracy by any measure. Social Security . spending currently for Social Security alone eclipses DoD by a couple of percentage points.<br /><br />In short, entitlements are a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40106511188266506392013-08-27T17:23:19.232-04:002013-08-27T17:23:19.232-04:00I used to love Walter Williams. He was my first e...I used to love Walter Williams. He was my first exposure to libertarian idea. Too bad he went full neocon after 9/11.<br /><br />Dear Dr. Williams, how about applying that brilliant mind of yours to the biggest government program of them all, the U.S. military?Ed Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.com