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Unfathomable Mindset

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on 30 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Here is a letter Don Boudreaux recently sent to the Baltimore Sun:
Don
http://www.cafehayek.com/
http://marketcorrection.powerblogs.com/
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24 November 2009
Editor, Baltimore Sun
Dear Editor:
You are right to warn against politics infecting health-care decisions (“Medicine trumps politics,” Nov. 24).
But you are also unreasonable to do so.  Yours is among the most strident voices in support of Obamacare.  To demand [...]

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The First Thanksgiving: Liberty at Last!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on 25 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Fleeing the prisons in England and the threat of foreign invasion in Holland, a band of so-called “Separatists” left Europe forever aboard the crowded Mayflower to found the freest nation the world has yet seen. It is no accident that those who search for freedom find it. In the fall of 1621, these Pilgrims feasted [...]

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Market “Impossibilities”

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 25 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Lansing State Journal:
In his recent letter, James W. Perkins claims that “The health-care system does not belong in the free enterprise arena, where one checks prices, then decides to buy or not to buy because the item can be done without. With health care, not treating [...]

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Prosperity or Plunder?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 20 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Lansing State Journal:
In a recent editorial, The Lansing State Journal states that the stimulus money is key to the long term recovery of the mid-Michigan economy (“Stimulus funds matter to mid-Michigan,” Nov. 20).
Nonsense.
The majority of the stimulus has been funded through borrowed money.  Every time the [...]

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Politics and Theatre

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 18 November 2009 | 1 Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Midland Daily News:
John Burke writes in his recent letter that: “[U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak should] also remember that health care reform is a moral issue in itself. That thousands are dying every year because of the lack of affordable health care is also a call to [...]

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 18 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Here is a letter to the editor that I found to the be entertaining.
 To the editor:
I received this from one of my nieces as an e-mail. The author is unknown. However, I think it speaks volumes about the way our country is headed. Perhaps you would want to share with the [...]

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Thoughts Out of Balance

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 17 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Here is a letter I recently sent to the New York Times:
In his recent op-ed, Paul Krugman expresses great concern over the growing trade deficit between the U.S. and China (“World Out of Balance,” Nov. 15).  A simple example reveals why such concerns are pointless.
Suppose an American businessman decides to trade [...]

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The Gettysburg Address

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 17 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

More than 51,000 Union and Confederate solders fell in the Battle of Gettysburg from July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, in what is the bloodiest battle in the North American continent.  President Lincoln only spoke for two minutes, yet his message is one of the most endearing speeches in all US history. As commander-in-chief, Lincoln’s [...]

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Who’s to blame?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 17 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s a great letter to the editor by Don Boudreaux
Don
http://www.cafehayek.com/
http://marketcorrection.powerblogs.com/
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17 November 2009
Editor, The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
To the Editor:
John Micetich argues that “if we add up the bailouts to all financial firms, we’re well over $1 trillion, at least 10 times more than the Fred/Fan bailout. Therefore, let’s put most of [...]

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Bought and paid for?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 13 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Dustin Anderson, a friend of mine, just submitted an excellent letter to the Midland Daily News:
To the editor:
    In a recent letter Susan Gessford stated, “If you are not bought and paid for by the insurance companies, you will agree with this and fight with me” (The only way, Sept. 29) in referencing the [...]

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How little we know

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 13 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
This is a fantastic piece by the always great Russ Roberts at Cafe Hayek.  It is barely over four pages and is definitely worth the read.
by Russ Roberts on November 12, 2009
in Financial Markets

Here is my take on financial reform at The Economists Voice. Other opinions by Posner, Richardson and Acharya, Hubbard [...]

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Kids in a Candy Store

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 12 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a letter I recently sent to the Midland Daily News:
Dana Saxton is troubled by Granholm’s proposal to slash the agricultural extension program (Support Extension, November 12).  She lists several benefits, and concludes by stating: “We need to act now! If we don’t act, we will regret it for a long time… Don’t let [...]

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UPS vs Fedex

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 12 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
This video is by Reason Magazine and it is awesome!

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Bryan Caplan on Education

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 12 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Who should and shouldn’t go to college?
Bryan Caplan: There are two ways to read this question. One is: “Who gets a good financial and/or personal return from college?” My answer: people in the top 25 percent of academic ability who also have the work ethic to actually finish college. The other [...]

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Fall of the Berlin Wall: November 9, 1989

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 10 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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E. Wesley – Mackinac Center Intern

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