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Massachusetts is totally gay (Part 1)

March 30, 2006

A Massachusetts ruling, according to the New York Times, will prevent out-of-state same-sex couples from marrying in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Law currently “forbids nonresidents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state.” It requires that couples who seek a marriage license in Massachetts intend to reside in [...]

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The Lighthouse Problem

March 29, 2006

One frequent criticism of the laissez-faire policy is that its often dogmatic arguments generally do not propose much of an alternative to perceived problems. Mises would attest to this, it’s not a very convincing argument to assert that “The market will solve the problem.” He of course was debating the Great Depression, with [...]

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Price Discrimination

March 28, 2006

One of the remaining Dinosaurs of the airline industry has borrowed a page from Southwests’s handbook - differentiating its product (airline seats) within a given flight. They intend to do this by charging a $15 premium for a handful of exit-row or aisle seats on their flights.
“I think they’ll find that the emergency exit [...]

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Won’t someobody please think of the children?

March 28, 2006

Somebody has.
There is a growing trend is taking root across the country, as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act, of increasing education standards across the board - it’s being considered in Michigan, as the Free Press reported last week. Specifically, the Freep asks “What good are impressive [...]

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