Hugo Chavez has carried out a multi-pronged attack on the liberties of the Venezuelan people ever since he became “president.” This attack includes (but is not limited to) the nationalization of large swaths of the economy, confiscation of private property, price controls, currency controls and various other restrictions on trade, socialist indoctrination in schools, a [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 21, 2009
The Desert Island Test
“No one should die because they cannot afford health care, and no one should go broke because they get sick. If you agree, please post this as your status for the rest of the day.”
Facebook users will no doubt recognize the above quote, which was recently posted as a “wave” by some supporters of socialized [...]
September 14, 2009
It’s Hard To Be Humble
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference.”
Perhaps libertarianism would be more popular if it weren’t such a humbling philosophy. One of the key insights of libertarian thought, particularly as it relates to economics, is that the collective [...]
September 1, 2009
The Public Option
My little girl started first grade last week at the public school here in our neighborhood. We sent her to a private pre-school for the two years prior to kindergarten in the hope that we would be able to keep her in private school for the duration of her academic career. As everyone knows, though, [...]
