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?”
The U.S.’s Hypocrisy On ‘Political Intervention’ In Elections
February 10, 2018 – Mac Slavo …… The U.S. government accuses Russia of interfering with the 2016 U.S. federal election. This is the pot calling the kettle black!
Government Spending Thousands a Day to Guard Porta-Potties
February 8, 2018 – Craig Eyermann …… The government is always spending someone else’s (taxpayers) money, which means it has no incentive to spend wisely.
The Racism and S*** Hole Circus Misses the Point
February 6, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… Amidst all the furor over whether Donald Trump is a racist and whether he did in fact describe Haiti and African countries as “s*** holes,” the real point is one that hardly anyone wants to face, including Trump’s critics who continue to support immigration controls on Haiti and Africa to ensure that not too many of their citizens come to the United States. The real point is this: The ongoing, decades-long U.S. immigration crisis, chaos, and controversy are rooted in immigration controls. As long as immigration controls remain in place, so will the crisis, chaos, and controversy.
We Women don’t need Workplace “Safe Spaces”
February 3, 2018 – Terry Kibbe …… The best workplace defense starts with a willingness to stand up for yourself.
Black Self-Sabotage
January 31, 2018 – Walter Williams …… How long will black people accept the educational destruction of black youngsters?
What Biologists don’t get about Cooperation and Capitalism
January 30, 2018 – Marian Tupy …… The marketplace can be a brutal place, but capitalism is also one the most cooperative of human endeavors.
Capitalism’s Biggest Enemies are Capitalists
January 27, 2018 – Randall Holcombe …… Capitalism’s critics are a threat to capitalism. Capitalists who work with their cronies in government for favorable treatment are a bigger threat.
London City Hall Confesses Ignorance about Land-use Planning, But Won’t Stop
January 24, 2018 – Lee Friday …… City Councillors say they can stimulate development in downtown London by ending the property tax rebate for vacant buildings, and reducing the number of parking lots. Unfortunately, their actions may produce the opposite result.
Lessons from Portugal about Ending the Drug War
January 23, 2018 – Dan Mitchell …… In 2001, . . . Portugal became the first country to decriminalise the possession and consumption of all illicit substances. … The opioid crisis soon stabilised, and the ensuing years saw dramatic drops in problematic drug use, HIV and hepatitis infection rates, overdose deaths, drug-related crime and incarceration rates.