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Monday, June 11, 2007Trouble Right Here in River CityState law prohibits pool playing by minors Filed As: GeneralRemember the musical and film The Music Man? A con man sells a small town on its dangerous plight: "Ya got trouble, my friend, right here, I say, trouble right here in River City. ... Trouble with a capital "T," And that rhymes with ... more »»
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Monday, June 4, 2007Electricity Regulation: Predictability is KeyFiled As: Economic principles, GeneralThe conceit of politics is that we can have it all. Thomas Firey, a policy fellow with the Maryland Public Policy Institute, reminds us that it's not true. His point deals with the regulation of electricity:
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Friday, June 8, 2007The Freedom Foundation of MinnesotaAnother free market think tank takes root Filed As: General, Health CareThe Freedom Foundation of Minnesota put the North Star State on the list of states with two — count ‘em, two — think tanks that advance the ideas of liberty. Annette Meeks is the impetus behind FFM; she ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007Terminate Taxpayer-funded PrimariesFiled As: General, PrivatizationPolitical pundits are tongue-wagging concerned about the mad dash to be the first state to hold a presidential primary. The real concern should be: Why are taxpayers paying for primaries? Party activists should select their national standard-bearer at privately-funded state conventions, or in some ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007Shrink Government by Shrinking Legislatures?Filed As: GeneralPeriodically you'll hear someone call for states to move to a unicameral legislature. But the Topeka Capital-Journal has what is probably a better proposal: reduce the number of legislators. "It it's worth a review from time to time," the editorial board says, "to see more »»
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007Up to $100,000 for Liberty LiteratureFiled As: Events, GeneralThe Freedom in Fiction competition seeks unpublished, nonfiction manuscripts that extol liberty. You can find details at www.mackinac.org/freedominfiction. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a promoting sponsor ... more »»
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Monday, May 21, 2007Taxing CleavagePro-low tax English commercial scores points with humor Filed As: Budget and Tax, GeneralLaughter. We need more of it. A lot of government is a joke. So why is the pro-liberty camp so serious? This humorous low tax ad from The TaxPayers' Alliance helps set a new course. (Watch to the end and you’ll get the blog’s ... more »»
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Monday, May 14, 2007Marketing Freedom Over MythStudent symposium seeks pro- and anti-market pop-culture examples Filed As: Economic principles, GeneralCan you spare a pop-culture example? The Mackinac Center’s Isaac Morehouse would like pop-culture examples of anti- and pro-free market ideas. Why? He's organizing a college student symposium on “marketing freedom over myth.” Send your ideas to: ... more »»
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Friday, May 11, 2007High Gas Prices? Politicians Cause Problems, then ComplainSummertime driving will bring complaints Filed As: Budget and Tax, Economic principles, GeneralWe're still a few weeks away from summertime driving, when complaints about "price gouging" will bloom. But just who is doing the gouging? Supply and demand rule, but governments intrude through a variety of means, pushing up prices even more. Taxes Start with ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007Stamp Out Hunger Year-roundCounterproductive laws, quotas and subsidies must go Filed As: GeneralSaturday, May 12 is the National Association of Letter Carriers national Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. To help reduce hunger year-round in America, let’s get government out of the food business. For example, let’s eliminate the legally-imposed floor, ... more »»
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