Archive for the ‘politics’ Category

Businesses want to be regulated

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Many people think that businesses to not like "regulations," that is government mandates and prohibitions on how they can operate.  Economist Bruce Yandle provides many counter-examples. For the curious: In 1802, Why did the owners of newly built water-powered textile plants that support child labor laws in England? Why ...

Questioning your “compassionate” politics

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

My first article/post for the Huffington Post appeared today. It begins: "You oppose Medicaid and government-run schools? You're heartless and lack compassion."  If you have ever made this accusation, even tacitly, I invite you to reconsider the government policies you support. Why does being compassionate mean supporting government-run ...

Advice to Tea Partiers for expanding liberty

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

The Cato Institute's John Samples, author of The Struggle to Limit Government, offers advice to those affiliated with the Tea Parties: Republicans aren't always your friends. Some tea partiers like big government.* Democrats aren't always your enemies. Smaller government demands restraint abroad. Leave social issues to the states. ...

Contact Congress to vote “No” on health care “reform”

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Big week for health care.  The U.S House of Representatives is likely to vote this week in a bill that includes the Senate Health Bill, HR 3590.  Paul Hsieh M.D has written an update on the recent political machinations with links to contact information & summary arguments.  Remember, ...

Progressives vs. immigrants: the Bakeshop Act & Lochner v. New York

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

I'd like to see a book or long article that describes how organized interests gain at others' expense from political mandates and controls that look benevolent on the surface.  (They probably exist, and feel free to suggest any.)  For example, consider what Damon Root at Reason magazine writes about "progressive" ...

Health bill: Markey & DeGette on fence, tell them to vote “No.”

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Do you live in either Betsy Markey's district (4th, map) or Diana DeGette's district (1st, map)? If so, contact them (see end of post) and tell them to vote "no" on the Senate health "reform" bill or any scaled down version of it.  This reform is terrible from both moral ...

Contact your Congressmen: no on health “reform” & reconciliation

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Tim Phillips at Americans for Prosperity summarizes the situation and has links to quick ways to contact your Senator and Representatives.  An excerpt: President Obama finally made it official yesterday:  he wants Congress to ignore Senate rules - and the American people - and use a parliamentary trick called ...

Colorado HB 1193: stop this Internet sales tax

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Contact your Colorado state senator about opposing this bill.  From Vincent Carroll in the Denver Post: HB 1193 requires out-of-state online retailers to collect sales tax from Colorado customers if those businesses have a relationship with a local "affiliate." ... Democratic lawmakers are sleepwalking toward approval of a bill that could have ...

Obama icon: the power & danger

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

From Pajamas Media TV: "Barack Obama ran an unprecedented Presidential campaign - utilizing the power of design to help secure the seat of the President of the United States of America. However, his iconic emblem, the ever present "O", holds more power than even Obama knows. Bill Whittle points out the ...

Colorado Election 2009

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The People's Press Collective has good resources for Colorado Elections 2009.  Ross Kaminsky has additional comments for the Boulder election 2009 and the Jefferson County election.