Thankfully, Vint Cerf understands that it’s not. Though it is time once again for the great Walter Williams column: Rights vs. Wishes. Internet Access Is Not a Human Right – NYTimes.com: But that argument, however well meaning, misses a larger…
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Walter Williams on The Depression and The Current Mess
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Quote of the week. From a fantastic column. Ominous parallels between Obama, Roosevelt grow – Walter Williams: The bottom line is that Roosevelt’s New Deal policies turned what would have been a three- or four-year sharp downturn into a 16-year…
Today’s Quotes: C.S. Lewis, Milton Friedman, & Walter Williams
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The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color people are; it does not care what their religion is; it only cares whether they can produce something you want to buy. It is…
Today’s Quotes: Hazlitt, Williams, and Sobran
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“Ron Paul is not the answer to all our problems. He is simply the only candidate who’s convinced that neither is government.” – Eric Olsen “In Washington, D.C. it costs $7,000 in city fees to open a pushcart. In California,…
What About Poorer School Districts Elsewhere?
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Here in Rochester there is much concern over the fact that taxpayers in the suburbs have more money than those in the city of Rochester proper. For years the city’s politicians have been working to get their hands into the…
Walter Williams Explains The Right To Health Care
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As usual, the great Walter Williams is spot-on. The man is one of the great minds of our time. The column is brief and most definitely worth the read. Free To Die? by Walter E. Williams: I am proud to…
Walter Williams Asks: Do Rich Folks Suffer Inequality?
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On the contrary, Dr. Krugman. I can’t imagine anything more democratic than every individual and family voting with their own dollars, on whether or not to purchase any Harry Potter products. Walter E. Williams: Do rich folks suffer inequality?: How…
Economics Round-Up: Friedman, Williams, Boudreaux
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These very brief pieces from the great Dr. Friedman are d@mned brilliant. Worth your time. CARPE DIEM: Milton Friedman Responds To OWS Protestors: Milton Friedman’s tireless defense of the free market is a timeless message that would be just as…
Williams & Sowell – Occupy Wall Street & Poverty
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A few recent pieces from two of the greatest minds of our time. First, Dr. Williams on poverty. Poor are richer in America – Walter Williams: Imagine you are an unborn spirit whom God has condemned to a life of…
Walter Williams Asks: Is It Theft?
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Dr. Williams is a national treasure. One of his gifts is to make clear the problems with government and coercion, in very few words. Here’s an old and brief commentary of his from 2002. Is It Theft? by Dr. Walter…