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Feb 17, 2009
Politicians, commentators, and others are talking increasingly about the need for citizens to “sacrifice.” It’s hard to imagine any sensible person disagreeing with the call in the abstract. But the question at hand is not the least bit abstract: Specifically, what government services currently and directly benefiting you and your family – be those services local, state, or federal – would you be willing to see curtailed or even ended entirely?
Oct 9, 2008
After the 1974 crash, the government effectively promised that it would eliminate further recessions. It proudly kept that promise.
Oct 9, 2008
As you perhaps have memorized by now, two weeks ago, in response to our nation’s financial emergency, I invited think tank and other colleagues from around Minnesota and the nation to take on the question: “What’s a free marketeer to think?” What follows is installment Number Seven of the remarkably well-received series: three new columns, bringing the running total to 26.