What does a court case about marijuana and another about wheat tell us about the power of Congress to regulate the economy, even require that you purchase health insurance? The Reason Foundation has 10-minute video that gives two perspectives. One expert thinks that Congress’ regulatory power is vast, while another doesn’t. For a video that [...]
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Archives for August, 2010
Honest Strib Commentary from the Left on Mr. Dayton
Matt Peiken, a Twin Cities journalist and self-described progressive, offered a refreshingly honest and fair critique of Mark Dayton’s career. We are a bit surprised that the Strib published this commentary. Kudos to the Strib. It will undoubtedly be punished. The spectacle of a trust fund baby beating Kelliher was just too much. It was quite interesting to watch [...]
Kim Crockett on “Entrepreneurs and Lilliputians”
Kim contributed this piece to a Center of the American Experiment Symposium entitled “How Can We Better Encourage and Reinforce the Most Entrepreneurial and Talented Among Us?” To put it succintly, Kim thinks we should just get out of the way. “In 1942, Joseph Schumpeter agreed with Karl Marx that capitalism would collapse [...]
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