Free People Don't Ask the Government for Permission (Reason.com) "Liberty," Thomas Jefferson wrote, "is unobstructed action according to our will; but rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will, within the limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law'; because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual." That's as good a definition of liberty as one…
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Will Antitrust Action Against Big Tech Resolve Anything? ... the U.S. antitrust approach places the consumer at the center of the analysis. We don't punish businesses because they have been exceptional at meeting consumer demand. Rather, the government steps in if a business engages in anti-competitive activities that harm customers, like obliterating the competition with low prices before jacking them up on consumers that have no other option—classic monopolistic behavior. Doesn't that just make sense? Consider the alternative. The government…
Government. Medicine. Capitalism? by Jessie Frazelle (Jessie Frazelle's Blog) Wouldn’t it be cool if that’s how every part of the government worked? Then, if you wanted to change a process or law you would just send a pull request… One of the most frightening statements that I’ve read this week.…
Opinion | We Should Be Able to Take Facebook to Court by Neema Singh Guliani (nytimes.com) After The New York Times revealed last month that Facebook continued to share personal information of millions of consumers with companies like Netflix, Yahoo, Spotify and Google — despite contrary assertions to Congress — many people decided to delete their Facebook accounts. But if Facebook’s actions, as described by The Times, violated the law, consumers should be able to send an even more powerful…
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ABC Suspends Enforcement of Special Ruling on Breweries in New Jersey.
Posted on 3rd October 2018
ABC Suspends Enforcement of Special Ruling. In New York State, breweries are required by law to serve food. But New Jersey would prefer you to drink on an empty stomach.…
