Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Paternalism, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Aug 9th, 2012
A few days ago we linked to a story on the latest paternalistic spasm from Mayor Mike. When I mentioned it to my mother she quipped immediately back, “So people have a right to choose to abort their baby but when it’s born are not permitted the right to choose how to feed it?” Well […]
Posted in Economics Problems, Economists on Aug 9th, 2012
Prominent Chicago economists justify federal spending … on … economists.
Posted in Central Planning, Extended Order on Aug 9th, 2012
This story is a few years old now, but is certainly worth retelling. The city of Sacramento famously has a statute on its books, 17.68.010 (sounds like it came straight out of an Ayn Rand novel) that basically requires residents to keep their properties neat. Now I am not necessarily against these sorts of requirements, […]
