Archive for “July of 2005”

lobbyists/interest groups

July 28, 2005

Over a dozen beers last Friday, sitting in the pool and debating the finer things in life, I had a great discussion with my friend, the Devil’s Advocate. He is an aspiring law student, and we went back and forth on a number of issues. We agreed that there will always be people willing to […]

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On smoking bans, defiance

July 19, 2005

In the absence of smoking bans, restaurateurs are allowed to ban smoking in their establishments if they see fit. We don’t clamor for a law that requires restaurants to allow smoking (in the name of equality everywhere) because restaurateurs can ban smoking if they want; you don’t have a right to smoke unless they decide […]

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some news

July 7, 2005

Had a good time at John’s 4th of July party last weekend. I got some new books, namely John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty and Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan. I have started reading Mill right now, and it’s fucking amazing. I suppose like any other serious work, it rings very true and relevant to things at […]

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