The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. – F.A. Hayek
Posted in Government Thuggery, Property Rights on Aug 9th, 2009
I have been trying to communicate with one of my students who is traveling in Asia right now and this is the response he was able to get through to me:
Professor Rizzo,
I apologize for not replying sooner, and for not signing up for a recitation yet.
I have been in Asia for the last 3 weeks, [...]
Posted in Government Thuggery on Aug 4th, 2009
From the White House itself:
There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at [...]
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Government Thuggery on Jul 4th, 2009
Justice Stephens, in his decision permitting the taking of private property for “economic development purposes” (i.e. giving it to another private party) made a couple of arguments to justify such abusive takings:
So long as the city puts together a “comprehensive” plan, and so long as it allows for proper review then taking for private use [...]
Posted in Government Thuggery, You Can't Have it Both Ways on May 29th, 2009
The politicians really cannot help themselves. Here is one from today:
The president, after all, had taken great pains to explain that this is more than an American success story. Rather, it is Judge Sotomayor’s biography that uniquely qualifies her to sit on the nation’s highest bench — that gives her the “empathy” to rule wisely.
… And [...]
Posted in Government Gone Wild, Government Thuggery, Socialism on Mar 5th, 2009
See here.
Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Government Thuggery on Feb 18th, 2009
Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Government Thuggery on Feb 18th, 2009
… I don’t accept his legitimacy as one of “my leaders.” I don’t understand the point HE is trying to get at. I don’t accept his phraseology. I volunteered to have him represent me too, right?
Posted in Government Thuggery, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Oct 8th, 2008
Somehow, I suspect that the following news headline wouldn’t be as palatable as this one:
Posted in Government Thuggery on Sep 19th, 2008
By 1990, for the first time, more Americans were employed as private security officers than as public police officers.
Posted in Corporatism, Government Thuggery on Sep 11th, 2008
I couldn’t help but post this USA Today report,
“Govt. officials investigated over illicit sex, gifts.”
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