Do you care about American football league? I happened to not care about it even a little bit. But I was mistaken because apparently professional NFL games, and all that involve with them are extremely important. Otherwise how can you explain the need of the federal government to check if one team was spying on […]
Rogel @ April 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The few readers of this blog already know that I hold quite an extreme position on government regulating social affairs. I don’t think that the government should regulate, for example, who should a corporation hire or not, what will be the compensation and many other issues. One exception for this rule is, obviously, the government. […]
Rogel @ March 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
What is the best way to protect your city workers interests? By limiting job opportunities!
Rogel @ March 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Wal-Mart, the giant retailer which many like to hate, using its market share to force lower prices on music:
The major music companies have been resistant to lowering their price on CDs, but now they may be dragged to that point: Wal-Mart, the largest retailer of music with an estimated 22 percent market share, has proposed […]
Rogel @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Back in August I linked to a survey about occupational licensing. Gleaning at the list of occupations that require state license demonstrate the simple fact that the licensing has nothing to do with protecting the best interest of the consumers and have everything to do with exercising power and protectionism. Here is what happen when […]
Rogel @ October 3, 2007 # 5 Comments
Not the upcoming war with Iran, which I intend to write about when I have a free minute, and not the good news about Ron Paul’s 3rd quarter fundraising caused me to take a short break and write. It was a small news report I run across about two towns in California who plan to […]
Rogel @ September 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
I’m finding my self speechless pretty rarely, but watching this video is one of them.
I am very suspicious about government in general and this kind of reports doesn’t calm my suspicions down…
(Via Reason)
Technorati Tags: Equal Justice Under Law, Libertarianism, Taxes
Rogel @ August 8, 2007 # 2 Comments
Do you remember the ad campaign the city of NY launched recently to convinced everybody the tap water are safe and worth using? Apparently this does not include the only place where such recommendation is appropriate - the city administration! And while the $700,000 from taxpayer money are being spent on questionable campaign, an additional $3 million are being […]
Rogel @ August 8, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The political reason is obvious, but still the idea of government permission for this is somewhat wired. I only wonder when someone in the NYC council will decide that it is a good idea…
BEIJING, Aug. 3 — China’s communist leaders have forbidden reincarnation without government permission in largely Buddhist Tibet.
The reincarnation ban is part […]
Rogel @ June 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
With the ban on smoking taking effect in England next week, here is how the best political satire made for TV dealt with the issue:
Technorati Tags: Smoking Bans, England, The Free Market, The Nanny State, Yes Prime Minister