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Monday, September 15, 2008Focus on the BasicsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralDetroit, once a great city of America, is in shambles, with rampant vacancies in neighborhoods, the national record (or near it) in high school students who don't graduate, racial divisions and a corrupt government. (Now you can add to a list a more »»
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Thursday, September 11, 2008The Infantile WorldBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralWhat would you say about a mother who let her nine-year old son find his way home via the New York City subway system? I read Lenore Skenazy's story in the current issue of Reader's Digest (story not online), wherein she talked about the more »»
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Monday, September 8, 2008The Difference Between Government and BusinessBy John LaPlanteFiled As: General"For the most part, government and business are perceived as being in direct conflict with one another. Yet both generally have the same goal - maximizing their revenue. If you’re a business, this is known as 'greed.' If you’re a government looking to pad salaries and benefits of ... more »»
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Saturday, September 6, 2008When Government Requires Price IncreasesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralOil prices have come down from their highs, but if you're still unhappy with the price that you're paying for gasoline, blame government. Here's one way way that bad policy artificially increases the price of gasoline: minimum markup laws in 18 states prohibit retailers from selling gas ... more »»
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Friday, September 5, 2008Don't LaughDoes a law pass the silly test? By John LaPlanteFiled As: Employment, GeneralGov. Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) has proposed a new test for whether or not "there ought to be a law." From the state's largest newspaper:
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008Is the Free Market Perfect?By John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralIs the free market perfect? No, says David Strom, president of the Minnesota Free Market Institute. But it works well enough, and it beats the alternatives.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008Drunk With Power: Been There, Still Doing ThatBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: GeneralNashville's metro daily ran a thought-provoking guest piece recently ("Prohibition wasn't the cure-all that Tennessee wanted") commemorating the 75th anniversary this month of the ... more »»
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Friday, August 22, 2008Public Takings Here and in ChinaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralForeign Affairs magazine offers up the "10 Worst Chinese Laws," and one of them has an eerie similarity to some things that happened at the state and local level in this country: "Although one can own buildings and fixtures on land, the land itself still belongs to the state. The ... more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008Policy Reform, American StyleBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: General, Health CareWriting for NRO, Manhattan Institute Center for Medical Progress director Paul Howard delivers a four-point plan to ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008Canadian Health Care Situation 'Alarming,' says new CMA ChiefBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: General, Health CareThe incoming president of Canada's largest association of physicians, Robert Ouellet, today implored medical professionals and policymakers in his country to "pull their heads out of the sand" and ... more »»
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