Category Archives: Regulation

George Will Makes the Case for Drug Legalization

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Or, to be more specific, George Will summarizes the same case made in Mark Kleiman, Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken’s Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know. It focuses on the sheer economic idiocy of continuing the War … Continue reading →

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And Still More ObamaCare Hearings Follow-Up

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

First, the ubiquitous Richard Epstein, on why Justice Kennedy’s million dollar question might restore our understanding of the Commerce Clause to the pre-NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin and Wickard v. Filburn reading that held sway from the founding of the … Continue reading →

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More Support for the “Rick Perry Hopped Up on Goofballs” Theory

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

After Rick Perry’s disastrous fall campaign, I floated the idea that he was still hopped up on goofballs (i.e, taking serious pain medication) following his back operation. Well now comes word that there’s at least some supporting evidence in the … Continue reading →

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Richard Epstein on the Third Day of ObamaCare Hearings

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I don’t usually link to long audio snippets like this one. But this 19 minutes interview of Richard Epstein is so chock-full of concise and articulate reasons why ObamaCare is unconstitutional that I recommend anyone interested in the subject listen … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 30, 2012 (Including More ObamaCare Hearings Fallout)

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A few nuggets of insight before you head off for the weekend: ObamaCare is bad already, but it’s going to get a lot worse. Why ObamaCare can’t work: “It is a perverse but very real fact of life that the … Continue reading →

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Third Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

(Sorry for the delay, the James interview took a lot of time to whip into shape and post.) Day 3 was all about severability and medicaid expansion: Here’s the official transcript. TPFF/PPACAction final analysis. Buzzfeed has edited together all of … Continue reading →

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Texas Wins Another Round Against the EPA

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Texas wins another skirmish in the war the EPA is waging against the state’s prosperity, this one over “minor pollutants.” The EPA was suppose to file any objection to the state’s plans within 18 months, but instead, displaying the lightning … Continue reading →

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Second Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The second day of ObamaCare testimony, and things are looking up for fans of limited, constitutional government. here’s a passel of links culled from Instapundit, TPPF, NRO and elsewhere: Reading excerpts from today’s arguments, the justices sound extremely skeptical that … Continue reading →

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First Day of ObamaCare Arguments Roundup

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today was the first day of oral arguments over ObamaCare at the Supreme Court. Here’s a roundup of some of the coverage: TPFF offers up a nice primer on the issues involved. Speaking of TPFF, here’s newly hired Senior Fellow … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid Still Thinks SOPA/PIPA is Awesome, Vows to Bring It Up for a Vote When It’s “Fixed”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

As per the Senate Democratic Majority Leader’s official statement: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today on the Senate’s PROTECT I.P. Act: “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on … Continue reading →

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