The libertarian must never allow himself to be trapped into any sort of proposal for “positive” governmental action, writes Murray Rothbard.
The global-warming crowd is making hay out of the tsunami catastrophe: Reuters: “A creeping rise in sea levels tied to global warming, pollution and damage to coral reefs may make coastlines even more vulnerable to disasters like tsunamis or storms in future, experts said on Monday.” (thanks to a correspondent)
Further to Chris’s post, after the federal government nationalized airport security in the US, placed government gatekeepers at all entryways into the terminal and planes, gummed up the works with a million new regulations, continues to protect the unions that are hamstringing the airlines, bails out large carriers whenever problems appear, after all of this, now the government is investigating the airlines to discover the source of delays.
E.J. Dionne mentions in passing that he “he never did take Econ 101.” It is a curious admission.
Last year my wife came across Jennifer Government in the airport bookstore and had to pick it up after glancing over the back cover.
The computer glitches that stranded thousands of airline passengers on a busy Christmas weekend resulted when protected workers called in sick at numbers greater than anticipated, but don’t tell that to the New York Times. It is simply another case of market failure, and a reason to pine for the good old days when the Civil Aeronautics Board had more clout. At least back then, the planes (like the trains?) arrived on time. In Evansville, Mr.
