by Henry Oliner | Aug 28, 2011 | Politics
In the Wall Street Journal Steve H. Hanke and Stephen J.K. Walters write How Property Taxes and the ‘Curley Effect’ Are Killing Baltimore- As affluent residents leave town, the political playing field tips further and further in favor of pro-tax...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 27, 2011 | Media
One of the joys of the internet is that you are no longer limited to the tastes and bias of a media elite. One can focus on the stories, issues and perspectives that interest you and not what a selected few decides YOU should know or be exposed to. As bloggers post...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 26, 2011 | Politics
Gibson Guitars has been raided for allegedly using woods from endangered sources. From the Wall Street Journal Guitar Frets: Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear by Eric Felten 8/26/11: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 25, 2011 | Economics
Some of the major technological marvel of today’s world are not doing much to create new jobs. They’ll bring big gains but without putting too many people back to work, IT specialists of the right kind excluded. The internet is wonderful, but it’s not saving the...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 24, 2011 | Economics, Politics
Warren Buffet’s most recent call to tax the wealthy more has been bantered about in the press and has received several good responses. I could sum them up as follows: The problem is the spending . Sending them more money will only increase the spending and let them...
