Daily Archive: October 24, 2011

Is This A Thing?

Is this a case of someone blowing something out of proportion, or is this an actual thing? Louisiana bans using cash in sales of second-hand goods?

Gridlock, Graft and Governance

There seems to be a libertarian tendency to celebrate gridlock. Given that this is running off the top of my head, the latest example by Prof Hanley  can’t afford either “low key” government or...

Health is the War of the State

Healthcare is a political football in every Western country to some extent.  In countries with extensive government healthcare the debate is about what the government should pay for, in the US it’s about whether...