Legal System
A Farmer Fights for Freedom
Under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, the brief continues, the plaintiff is denied rights reserved to states under the Constitution, and specifically Blattner's right to make a living by feeding his own wheat to his chickens.
Malpractice on the Market
Allowing free entry to the arbitration market would allow firms to compete over the right to interpret and enforce contracts between doctors, patients, and insurers. This situation of dynamic competition will lead to a more efficient allocation of risk burden and make healthcare more accessible and valuable for all consumers.
Posner on the Precipice
So Keynes enables Posner to throw off the shackles of rational choice almost completely.
Free the Clogged-Nose 25!
The real horror is the prohibition, which has brought about a dark despotism that everyone pretends not to notice.
A House Regulated Cannot Stand
"Government intervention in the housing market leads to further and further intervention."
Victor’s Justice: From Nuremberg to Baghdad, by Danilo Zolo
One way to look at war likens it to domestic crime. If it is wrong for someone to initiate force against a person who has not violated rights, why should matters change when a group of people, acting under the command of a
Radical Patent Reform Is Not on the Way
"Calls for abolition of the patent system — especially those coming from a principled, rights-based approach — are very unlikely to be adopted at the present time."
Labor Standards or Liberty?
The appropriate policy is not to strengthen labor standards but to open borders and allow people to cross them freely.
Aristotle’s Legacy: The Reality and Ethics of Communal Property
Although evils exist in both the shared and private forms of a city, it is only in the private form that the virtues of temperance, love, and generosity can be exercised.