Category: Role of government
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Small and weak government?
Do corporations prefer the marketplace or a large and powerful government?
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If you can’t get a cop in Wichita
If you can’t get a cop in Wichita, it could be that the officers are busy protecting the city from the illegal playing of poker.
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Friedman: Laws that do harm
As we approach another birthday of Milton Friedman, here’s his column from Newsweek in 1982 that explains that despite good intentions, the result of government intervention often harms those it is intended to help.
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Franklin Roosevelt, contributor to modern nanny state
President Franklin Roosevelt proposed an expansive set of rights, many of which have become law and policy.
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Like it or not, we’re coming to plan for you
Despite having voted against participation, two Kansas counties are still listed as members of a regional planning consortium.
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Round table: Role of government in society
Rick hosts a round table discussion with Kansas representatives Ed Trimmer, Marc Rhoades, and Bob Weeks of WichitaLiberty.org about the role of government in society.
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A second Bill of Rights, by Franklin Roosevelt
President Franklin Roosevelt proposed an expansive set of rights, many of which have become law and policy.
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The effect of government grants
The ends (accomplishment of a project that local groups want but will not fund locally) do not justify the means (stealing now, and in the future, from all citizens), writes John D’Aloia Jr. in a Trackside column.