The First Post
Posted on Thursday June 22, 2006 at 3:47pm.
The title gives it away—this is the first post on "the Scott Stein." I am, of course, the the in "the Scott Stein," but you can call me Scott.
Actually, this is the second post. Off to quite the auspicious start, lying already, on the first, that is, second post no less. But the first post was just my bio, in case anyone cares, so it doesn't count. This is the real first post, the one that tells you what you can find here.
As something* of a libertarian, I'll be commenting on a range of topics, including economics, crime and law, education, technology, government, and the news in general.
As a satirist, fiction writer, English professor, and former editor, I'll be writing about books, literature, adventures in publishing, recent publications, language, and writing.
As a person, I won't limit myself to writing as "Scott Stein the libertarian" or "Scott Stein the author/professor." I'll take on whatever else interests me, from whatever point of view I like.
That's it for introductions. Have at it—your comments are welcome. And feel free to check out my other sites and greatest hits (see the right sidebar) and my books (see the left sidebar). My latest novel is Mean Martin Manning.
*I say something not as an apology, but because libertarian means different things to different people, and I don't really like labels. I've read my Friedman, Rothbard, Mises, Rand, Postrel, Bastiat, Spooner, Sowell, and Hayek, to name a few. They don't always agree with each other and I don't always agree with them ... or myself, so I won't try to define and explain my every last principle and premise here or anywhere. Still, it's fair to say that I prefer, for ethical and consequentialist reasons: liberty; as limited a government as possible; individual rights; free markets; evidence; and a dose of consistency and common sense.
However my politics might be defined, on "the Scott Stein" you can be sure that the ridiculous will be pointed out and the absurd duly noted.
Actually, this is the second post. Off to quite the auspicious start, lying already, on the first, that is, second post no less. But the first post was just my bio, in case anyone cares, so it doesn't count. This is the real first post, the one that tells you what you can find here.
As something* of a libertarian, I'll be commenting on a range of topics, including economics, crime and law, education, technology, government, and the news in general.
As a satirist, fiction writer, English professor, and former editor, I'll be writing about books, literature, adventures in publishing, recent publications, language, and writing.
As a person, I won't limit myself to writing as "Scott Stein the libertarian" or "Scott Stein the author/professor." I'll take on whatever else interests me, from whatever point of view I like.
That's it for introductions. Have at it—your comments are welcome. And feel free to check out my other sites and greatest hits (see the right sidebar) and my books (see the left sidebar). My latest novel is Mean Martin Manning.
*I say something not as an apology, but because libertarian means different things to different people, and I don't really like labels. I've read my Friedman, Rothbard, Mises, Rand, Postrel, Bastiat, Spooner, Sowell, and Hayek, to name a few. They don't always agree with each other and I don't always agree with them ... or myself, so I won't try to define and explain my every last principle and premise here or anywhere. Still, it's fair to say that I prefer, for ethical and consequentialist reasons: liberty; as limited a government as possible; individual rights; free markets; evidence; and a dose of consistency and common sense.
However my politics might be defined, on "the Scott Stein" you can be sure that the ridiculous will be pointed out and the absurd duly noted.