Monthly Archives: April 2005

What do we do with the gays?

April 27th, 2005 | Posted in General

On an Arizona highway this afternoon, I found myself driving close enough behind the beat-up Cadillac in front that I was able to see its brand new yellow bumper sticker. Are you familiar with those little symbols for ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’ that are used on the doors of public restrooms? The bumper sticker [...]

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Two examples of crazy lawmaking

April 25th, 2005 | Posted in General

I have long contended that in the absence of the following principal - call it Principal A - almost ANY act of government coercion and interference will be justified. And I have two examples which are demonstrable of that.
Principal A is this: that the actions of individuals should be free, except those cases [...]

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McDonald’s 50th birthday

April 15th, 2005 | Posted in Capitalism

This post is simply an acknowledgement. I am a capitalist. I’m a student of capitalism - I enjoy capitalism and appreciate its results. And today is the 50th birthday of the single most important, most recognisable and most authentic example of the success of capitalism - a restaurant called McDonald’s.
50 years ago, [...]

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The BBC: Charter Review Green Paper

April 14th, 2005 | Posted in BBC

Just over a year ago, I contributed as a consultation respondent to Stage One of the BBC Charter Review, demanding that the BBC be funded by private means instead of a forceful measure of law as it is today (see that contribution in the March 29, 2004 archives).
In addition to my own contribution to the [...]

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