Radley Balko discusses the hypocrisy of the living wage movement. … [Read more...] about Those Other People Should Pay Their Employees Better
Economics
Why People Don’t Believe Economics
Kip has a few thoughts about why so many people don't know basic economics: The problem of economic illiteracy — which at this point is indeed a dangerous, sometimes lethal, epidemic in America — derives not from failed economics instruction, but from failed philosophy instruction. For example, we can (and do) show essentially every college freshman — even most high school … [Read more...] about Why People Don’t Believe Economics
Insanity Over Mad Cow Testing
Instapundit had a link to an infuriating AP story: WASHINGTON: The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease. Oh. Well, I'm not sure that's such a big deal. There's no need for the government to force meatpackers to test every animal if the current random spot testing protocol is good enough. … [Read more...] about Insanity Over Mad Cow Testing
Eternal Copyright
In an op-ed entitled "A Great Idea Lives Forever. Shouldn’t Its Copyright?" in last Sunday's New York Times author Mark Helprin tries to make the case for eternal copyright. Once the state has dipped its enormous beak into the stream of your wealth and possessions they are allowed to flow from one generation to the next. Though they may be divided and diminished by inflation, … [Read more...] about Eternal Copyright
Gas Out Day
Today is Gas Out Day, a day of protest against high gas prices being organized through a grass-roots effort in emails and blogs. Here is a one description I grabbed off of somebody's blog: On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places. There are 73,000,000+ American members … [Read more...] about Gas Out Day