Would a free market health care system work? Or is it doomed by the problem of the “pre-existing condition”? Whatever was true in the past, today most Americans are simply unwilling to let someone die because they can’t afford cancer … [Read more]
Gun Magazine Capacities and Mass Murder
The last entry of A GOOD REASON discussed a gun control law that worked: the 1934 National Firearms Act. The NFA placed a hefty tax on machine guns (and other highly lethal weapons) and required owners of such weapons to register with the US … [Read more]
“If Guns Were Outlawed, Only Outlaws Would Have Guns” . . . . So Where Are The Machine Guns?
Can a gun control law keep some weapons out of the hands of criminals? The concept of a gun control “law” sounds pointless, because criminals, being criminals, ignore laws. But the history of the machine gun in the US is an example of gun control … [Read more]
Venezuela: The Latest Case for Free Markets
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. -- Samuel Johnson VENEZUELA IS STARVING: Hobbled by economic policies, Latin America’s once-richest country can no longer feed its people -- Wall Street Journal headline, May … [Read more]
Work, Disability, and Human Capital
To tell the truth, I don’t want a job. But since people are selfishly unwilling to give me food and shelter and clothing without something in return, I have to work. Lucky for me. In order to hold a job, I have to show up on time, get along with … [Read more]
Word Ploy: Segregation*
If you do nothing else this week, read George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language. It will change how you read about political issues – and as Orwell notes, “all issues are political issues.” Vague and sloppy language, Orwell points out, … [Read more]