Archive for March, 2008

Government still wants to abolish parliament.

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in constitution, government, labour, liberalism | No Comments »

From SpyBlog I see that the government is trying to pass its 'abolition of parliament' act again. Given this allows a minister to alter any Act of Parliament without any debate. Surely ... Read more..

That Cuban health system

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in communism, cuba | 6 Comments »

Statist socialists tell us its fantastic and a model of what we could do. This conflicts with reports from actual Cuban patients who have to go through the system. Things like ... Read more..

The German invasion of Liechtenstein

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in EU, tax competition, taxation | 5 Comments »

I've seen little about this. The German government is annoyed that some of its citizens avoid the high taxes it imposes by putting money in banks in Liechtenstein. So annoyed is ... Read more..

What is liberalism?

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in liberalism | 4 Comments »

That's a difficult question which provokes much debate, but there are some things it is not. It is not defined by what the Liberal Party or its successors do. True, the ... Read more..

Alternatives to Fairtrade

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in fair trade | 2 Comments »

Given my dislike for the whole Fairtrade organisation but being concerned with the levels of poverty across the world, I like to look out for things I can do to ... Read more..

The purpose of state education

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in education | 1 Comment »

“A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the ... Read more..

Markets in everything

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in ASI, capitalism, cooperatives, markets in everything, tim worstall | No Comments »

Tim Worstall at the ASI on John Lewis and markets in ownership models. He points out that free markets are not capitalism, capitalism is a system of ownership. John Lewis is ... Read more..

So why are plastic bags bad?

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in environment | 1 Comment »

I still don't understand. Even more so since I went to Tescos the other day and noticed that their bags are biodegradable. So that's the problem of them lasting zillions of ... Read more..

Cuban Samizdata

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in cuba, free speech | No Comments »

I like this. There appears to be a flourishing Samizdata* in Cuba. People trade information from the Internet using flash drives. The government's attempts to strictly control Internet access means that ... Read more..

Republicans and conservatives for Clinton…

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in US predential race 2008 | 1 Comment »

This article over at The Free Liberal (a rare use of the term liberal to mean liberal and not socialist in the US there) talks about the way Republicans and ... Read more..

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