Archive | August, 2000

Vampire Governments Feast on the Discoveries of the Telecommunications Industry

(2000.08.31 ) Politics

In early 2000, companies capable of building and operating third generation (3G) wireless networks were among the hottest stocks around. Using the radio frequency spectrum in a new way, 3G wireless networks promise to achieve revolutionary performance, combining the portability and flexibility of wireless telephony with high-speed data rates capable [...]

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Is a “Right to Prescription Drugs” Good Medicine?

(2000.08.25 ) Politics

Al Gore promised to provide prescription drugs “coverage for all” American senior citizens if elected president. Republicans, afraid of not jumping on the bandwagon and missing out on the next elections, joined the Democrats, and committed to a plan that also makes “coverage available for all seniors.” Most members of [...]

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The Medical Savings Account: The Solution to Today’s Health Care Crisis (Part 1)

(2000.08.23 ) Politics

Edited from a speech delivered by AFCM President, Dr. Art Astorino, Costa Mesa CA on December 11, 1993 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen: The Medical Savings Account (MSA) is the future for health care financing. It is the best option available today for returning control, responsibility and freedom of choice [...]

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Bank of Japan Interest Rate Hike is a Canard

(2000.08.23 ) Politics

On August 11th, Japan’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), announced its first interest rate hike in ten years. For seventeen months, the BOJ had lent money overnight to the banking system at a rate of zero; that is, no interest. Now, with the hike, it will charge an [...]

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The Forgotten Man (Part 1)

(2000.08.20 ) Politics

The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed [...]

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The “Crony” in Russian “Capitalism” is Socialism

(2000.08.18 ) Politics

Question: Don’t recent events in Russia and the Far East show the “dark side” of capitalism? Doesn’t unrestrained capitalism lead to kleptocracy, cronyism, and anarchy? Answer: Russia and the Far East are hardly examples of “unrestrained capitalism.” Laissez-faire capitalism means not only private property and the rule of objective law [...]

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The Antidote for Zoning: The “Coming to the Nuisance” Doctrine (Part 4)

(2000.08.17 ) Politics

The Coming to the Nuisance Doctrine is the only objective means of determining who has the right to continue using his property in the event of a nuisance. If zoning is to be replaced, therefore, it must be replaced with the Coming to the Nuisance doctrine. Since it is the [...]

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Demonizing Private Doctors to Advance Socialism in Medicine

(2000.08.16 ) Politics

Last December [1999], the National Academy of Sciences has called for the establishment of a federal “Center for Patient Safety,” operating under the auspices of Public Health Service at a projected annual cost of $100 million. The “disinterested” NAS claims its research demonstrates that “medical errors kill 44,000 to 98,000 [...]

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Malaise in Malaysia

(2000.08.15 ) Politics

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister and former finance minister, was recently sentenced to nine years in jail after he was found guilty of sodomy. The verdict, which has been condemned by government leaders and human rights groups around the world, represents another triumph of the xenophobic and corrupt [...]

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The Antidote for Zoning: Bringing Objectivity to the Land Development Process (Part 3)

(2000.08.14 ) Politics

“Coming to the Nuisance” means exactly what it sounds like: if a property owner is using his property so as to cause a nuisance to another property owner, then the property owner who was the earlier to start his particular use is the one who has the right to continue [...]

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