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Monday, February 12, 2007P. J. O’Rourke in Chicago, PhoenixFiled As: Economic principles, Events, GeneralLove liberty, laughing and lunch? Catch the Cato Institute, February 22, in Chicago, or the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix on March 7, to hear political pundit ... more »»
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Friday, February 9, 2007San Diego's Free Market Think TankFiled As: GeneralThe San Diego Institute for Policy Research has launched. Visit SDI’s website and learn more about its February 15 luncheon featuring Dinesh ... more »»
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Friday, February 9, 2007Thou Shalt Not Steal. That Means You, Too.Filed As: GeneralWhile references to the Bible are used to justify laws on abortion, expanded welfare programs, and progressive income tax rates, there's one biblical principle that we could stand to hear about more often: keep your hands to yourself. Forest Thigpen, president of the more »»
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007Repeal, Repeal, Repeal the LawsFiled As: GeneralEach legislative session, too much emphasis is placed on enacting new laws. Clearly, we’d already be living in paradise if more laws were the solution. Free market think tanks and their supporters should expend more effort to get laws, ordinances and counterproductive regulations repealed. ... more »»
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007How do you get a Sam Adams (Alliance) Bobblehead!Observe your state and local public servants and win Filed As: General“Did you hear about the California assemblywoman who wants to put people in jail if they spank their own child?” asks the newly formed Sam Adams Alliance. (By the way, that’s not a joke.) “Mayor Bloomberg doesn't want you to enjoy those delicious Pillsbury Cinnamon ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 6, 2007Bring on Tobacco Prohibition, or Stop Taxing ItFiled As: Budget and Tax, General, Health CareSeveral states hope to enhance their budgets with “sin taxes.” Tobacco, of course, remains a favorite whipping boy. Beating it further, efforts abound country-wide to restrict or ban outdoor smoking because it is bad for us all. ... more »»
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Friday, February 2, 2007Up from Slavery: Celebrating Booker T. WashingtonFiled As: Education (higher), GeneralBooker T. Washington deserves recognition during February's National Black History Month and beyond. His biography, Up from Slavery, recounts a principled life. Born a slave in 1856, Washington was seven when the Emancipation Proclamation rang in ... more »»
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Friday, February 2, 2007Of Living Patterns, Better Travel and Wealthier LivesFiled As: General, Municipal ServicesTed Balaker at the Reason Foundation, co-author of The Road More Traveled, has developed 15 key points about travel and living patterns. In plain English, they are useful for anyone who seeks to save commuters’ time from being wasted, and taxpayers from having their money squandered, on ... more »»
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Sunday, January 28, 2007State of Emergency in the Banana Republic of Oregon!Filed As: GeneralStay away from Oregon, stay far away until after 2008 - there's a declared State of Emergency here! As Paul Harvey would say, now, here's the rest of the story. Since the mid-1800s, the Oregon legislature has met biennially. However, the State Constitution does allow the legislature to call ... more »»
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Monday, January 22, 2007Ring Tones & Southwest Airlines: An Economic Lesson for Young PeopleFiled As: Communication technologies, General, TransportationMy daughter’s best friend recently announced she was moving to San Diego this summer. Upset, my eleven-teen year-old cried that visits would be infrequent because plane tickets “cost thousands of dollars.” Once we were over the emotional hump,... more »»
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