Category: Economics
Free Market Environmentalism
July 16th, 2009Wal-Mart to Assign New 'Green' Ratings more »
Health Insurance Politics
July 11th, 2009John Stossel observes: When someone else pays, costs always go up
By contrast, in areas of medicine where most patients pay their own way, service gets better, while prices fall.
Take plastic surgery and Lasik eye surgery: Because patients shop a… more »
How Netflix Works
July 4th, 2009Crew of just 18 handles 24,000 discs every day more »
Regulation
July 3rd, 2009Wal-Mart and Health Insurance: The Theories of the Case
I find it hard to believe that none of the liberal commentators breathlessly celebrating Wal-Mart's "capitulation" on national health care have even entertained the most parsimonious explanation:… more »
Admitting Drug War Failures
June 28th, 2009U.S. reverses Afghan drug policy
Washington is to dramatically overhaul its Afghan anti-drug strategy, phasing out opium poppy eradication, the U.S. envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan told allies on Saturday.
"The Western policies against the opium… more »
The Piracy Bubble Is Bursting
June 28th, 2009Luxury Yachts Offer Pirate Hunting Cruises
Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.
When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers… more »
Debt Clock
June 27th, 2009usadebtclock.org more »
Bad Credit, No Credit, No Problem!
June 25th, 2009Latvian firm accepts souls as guarantee for credits
The loan is subject to one percent per day in interest until full repayment.
The period of full repayment is 90 days, and in case the borrower fails to return the money, the creditor gets full pos… more »
Not Subtle
June 25th, 2009Burger King’s latest whopper more »
You've Got To Be Kidding
June 25th, 2009Fannie, Freddie asked to relax condo loan rules: report more »
Lobbyists Love Regulation
June 25th, 2009Obama teams with Philip Morris to beat ‘tobacco industry’
President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday that the largest tobacco company in America had championed for years. Obama nevertheless claimed he had taken on Big Tobacco and won.
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The ke… more »
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