I’ve been reading Brian Doherty’s Radicals for Capitalism, an interesting book that covers some of the lesser-known corners of the history of the libertarian movement, and I want to share an amusing little song I came across. From 1935 through the late 1950′s, a religious-based group called Spiritual Mobilization promoted free markets by distributing pamphlets to churches. One [...]
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Express health clinics opening inside retailers such as Wal-mart have given people an alternative to expensive and time-consuming visits to a doctor’s office. So it was only a matter of time before the special-interest groups mobilized to do what they do best – use the government to hurt their competitors. Newsweek reports: Critics complain that [...]
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A friend of mine recently won the lottery… over $100 million. He stopped by my house to tell me in person. It’s interesting how news like this affects people. At first it felt like a dream – it just didn’t seem real. It was especially strange for me, because I have often repeated the saying that [...]
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This is a response to Greg’s latest blog. It’s true that saying you’re “not capable of a relationship” is a cop-out. It’s more accurate to say you no longer want to be in a relationship with that person. Of course, that sounds pretty harsh, so many people take the cop-out route. I wonder if Greg’s friend would [...]
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