The Issue of Tariffs: How U.S. Revenue Collection Was Turned Inside-Out
We went from tariffs being the major source of federal government revenue to what we have today under the income tax and payroll taxes.
Legal System
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Will the Court Grant Us Freedom?
On the face of it, who can object to the Supreme Court's decision that permits wine consumers to buy directly from out-of-state wineries? This is just the free market at work. The state laws that prohibited the practice were nothing but a legal leftover from prohibition days and a mercantilist privilege granted to politically powerful distributors who thought only of their monopoly.
The Ecological Benefits of Smart Growth: Where is the Science?
Presented as part of the Brown Bag Seminar Series. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 12 May 2005.
Democracy: How the Game Has Been Stacked Against You
Presented as part of the Mises Institute’s Brown Bag Seminar series on May 5, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.
On the Ethics of Paying Organ Donors: An Economics Perspective
Presented as part of the Mises Institute’s Brown Bag Seminar series on April 21, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.
Bali prosecutors demand life in prison for Corby, alleged drug-importer
Apparently, in Bali, one can get the death penalty for importing drugs.
On Takings and Public Use
A law school buddy emailed me some comments about some recent developments in eminent domain law, e.g.
Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy, by Richard A. Posner
Richard Posner here answers, at least in one respect, a question that has long puzzled his critics. Posner again and again declares himself a legal pragmatist.
Support for Free Trade: The Impact of Religious Ideology
Recorded at the 2005 Austrian Scholars Conference, Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama.
