Monthly Archives: November 2008
Another Potential Meaningless Victory for the Nanny State: Bike Helmets
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] Helmet laws are a popular mechanism by which state and local governments like to insert themselves into the lives of their citizenry, and the recent news out of Saint Louis County is no exception. Naturally, I oppose this on ideological grounds, but I am … Continue reading
The Gun Buyback May Not Come Back
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] An article from the Post-Dispatch tells us that, despite a request from the police chief to repeat last year’s gun buyback, the Board of Police Commissioners failed to approve funding for the program. The matter failed on a 2-2 tie vote, with the mayor … Continue reading
In Awe of Freedom
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] One of the problems with advocating market solutions and disparaging government solutions is a complaint often uttered by free-market advocates, and it is a version of the broken window problem. Government solutions are imminently visible and localized (in one agency or project), whereas market … Continue reading
Every Time I Go to the Pump, It’s Like the Sale of the Century
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] The title of this post comes from something I overheard another QT customer commenting to the person next to them at the pump. I realize I’ve blogged about this recently, but I feel sure that it is an economic issue that hits close to … Continue reading