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Industrial Policy

…single family homebuilding industry and the automobile industry (even before the bailouts). We prop up certain agricultural sectors. We favor big business over small. Now we’re massively propping up one…

Bugs and Features

…The Onion challenging, NY Times effort at humor LOUISE STORY and ERIC DASH explain what would be wrong with restricting compensation in the financial services sector. “The industry has already…

Good News for the Tequila Industry

Production of tequila hit an all-time high. This news reminds me that I have not enjoyed a tequila sunrise for quite a while. So it’s time to go to Ralph’s…

What to Do When a High-Profile U.Chicago Economist Says the Airline, Telephone and Package-Shipping Industries Prohibit Use by Preexisting Flyers, Callers and Shippers: If you’re a liberal, take this ball and run with it!

…Obamacare since Oct. 1 highlight not generic problems with government involvement in healthcare insurance but instead the problems of a system that piggybacks on the for-profit private insurance industry and…