Harsh Commentary

The audio is kind of low & quiet, but what this guy has to say is very, very loud.

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Tradeoffs, Self-Insurance, and Externalities:

“Again, whereas I have self-insured against snow and internalized my costs of getting to work, the hybrid driver has again decided to externalize the costs of his choice by forcing me to pay for the snow plows that he needs and I don’t. Again, policy conclusion: Mandate that every household own an SUV.”

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‘No-fly list’ keeps infants off planes

“I understand that security is important,” Zapolsky said. “But if they’re just guessing, and we have to give up our passport to prove that our 11-month-old is not a terrorist, it’s a waste of their time.”

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Why Everybody is Wrong about the Drug War

This person makes a very, very interesting point. “A slave is not good or bad because his actions are not his choice. People can only be moral when they choose to do the right thing, and a system of government that forces people to be good ceases to be the serveant [sic] of the people and instead becomes their master. I am for the legalization of drugs not because I am for drug use, but because I am for moral government.”

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