by William Graham Sumner | Aug 20, 2000 | 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 a voice in...
by Richard M Salsman | Aug 18, 2000 | POLITICS
Doesn’t unrestrained capitalism lead to kleptocracy, cronyism, and anarchy?
by David Stanley Willenski | Aug 17, 2000 | Housing, 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...
by Andrew West | Aug 16, 2000 | Healthcare, 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...
by Andrew West | Aug 15, 2000 | 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...
by The Association for Objective Law | Aug 14, 2000 | LAW
“Takings” Reform is Undercut by Relativism
by David Stanley Willenski | Aug 14, 2000 | Housing, 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...
by Andrew West | Aug 13, 2000 | POLITICS, Technology
People in Hong Kong occasionally get a little over-enthusiastic when trying to buy hard-to-get items. When a real estate property is hot, for instance, both homebuyers and gangsters swamp agents with offers to buy. A few years ago, kids, parents, and their maids...
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 13, 2000 | POLITICS
The Supreme Court has struck down an Indianapolis law that allowed police to use roadblocks as a means of searching for drugs. The Court said that the war on drugs was not more important than the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits generalized searches and seizures of...