Citizens Applaud Quick Demolition of Barn After Politicians Give It Heritage Protection
March 5, 2020 – Lee Friday …… Private property should NOT be subject to government heritage protection. It is morally wrong, and economically counterproductive.
Government – London
Canadian Cops are Not Accountable for the Harm they Inflict on Innocent Citizens
August 13, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Police officers – and other government agents – are routinely excused for actions for which ordinary civilians are prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned.
Are Londoners Disinterested in the City’s Budget, or are they Disillusioned With it?
February 15, 2019 – Lee Friday …… There are many people who have no interest in City Hall’s budget. However, there are many others who are disillusioned, which often leads to a lack of participation, but this should not be confused with disinterest.
Government Road Management: Is There a Better Way?
February 6, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Traffic congestion, constant road construction/repairs, idling cars, frayed nerves, road rage, deadly accidents. For this performance record, we give full credit to the government.
Government Land Expropriation: A Euphemism for Theft
January 24, 2019 – Lee Friday …… London Ontario City Council is preparing to take Nan Finlayson’s property away from her, though she is guilty of no crime. “When law and morality are in contradiction to each other, the citizen finds himself in the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense, or of losing his respect for the law – two evils of equal magnitude, between which it would be difficult to choose” …… Frédéric Bastiat (1801 – 1850)
Election Sign Destruction: A Sign of Frustration?
October 21, 2018 – Lee Friday …… When our votes change nothing, and our voices are not heard, we should not be surprised if a few disgruntled citizens decide that the only way to express their frustration with the political process is to vandalize some election signs.
London, Ontario’s Top Four Mayoral Candidates Reveal their Economic Ignorance about Affordable Housing
October 11, 2018 – Lee Friday …… London, Ontario’s leading mayoral candidates do not seem to realize that government policies are the cause of an insufficient supply of affordable housing.
London, Ontario’s Sting Operation Against a 58-year old Cancer Survivor Has not been Properly Reported . . . Until Now
June 30, 2018 – Lee Friday …… We cannot (reasonably) claim to live in a highly civilized society when some people (e.g. the government) grant themselves legal authority to forcibly prevent other people from voluntarily interacting with each other, as with cancer survivor Ethel Tari and her customers.
London, Ontario Councillor Bill Armstrong’s Defamation Lawsuit Raises an Important Question: Does Anyone have a ‘Right’ to a Reputation?
April 19, 2018 – Lee Friday …… No one owns the thoughts and beliefs contained in the minds of other people.
A Free Economics Lesson for London Ontario Councillor Bill Armstrong, about Uber
February 11, 2018 – Lee Friday …… Why does councillor Armstrong support a taxi driver, but not an Uber driver, both of whom are trying to “make a living?”