FEMA Should Be Shut Down
Far from having assisted in the crisis, writes Christopher Westley, FEMA actively made it worse by urging rescue departments not to assist. How much better off would the Gulf Coast be if FEMA had never existed? Much!
The Environment
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Then Katrina Came
Walter Block found himself in the middle of a state-enhanced catastrophe. Here is his story.
The State and the Flood
What we are seeing in New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region, writes Lew Rockwell, is the most egregious example of government failure in the United States since September 11, 2001.
The Grave Danger of Catfish Terrorism
When the State of Alabama recently announced that it was banning the importation of Vietnamese basa fish, writes William Anderson, officials even intimated that some sneaky terrorists might use it kill Americans.
5. Environmentalism
Environmentalism sees market failure as the cause of environmental problems. Block sees the absence of private property rights and the interference of government as the causes of problems. Libertarianism provides solutions. Man is not a cancer on the planet. Markets have not failed.
Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution
Modern variants of positive legal theory state that the law should be what the legislators say it is. But what principles are to guide the legislators?
The Polluting State
Jayant Bhandar writes of the real environmental problem that exists the world over: irresponsible "public servants" who care nothing for property rights.
