Tag Archives: Letters
Letter re:”Laissez-Faire Meets the Oil Spill”
Dear Editor: Thomas Frank ended his list of questions regarding the oil spill by stating that, absent answers from the right, “for now, we are all liberals” (“Laissez-Faire Meets the Oil Spill,” The Tilting Yard, June 2). This conception defines … Continue reading
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Behavior : Legislation :: Chicken : Egg
Brilliant letter from Prof. Boudreaux to the Saturday NYT: Reacting to Rand Paul’s remarks about the 1964 Civil Rights Act, you say that his libertarian philosophy “is a theory of liberty with roots in America’s creation, but the succeeding centuries … Continue reading
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The Volcker Rule Is No Magic Bullet
From today’s WSJ: It is amusing to me that five (count them!) former Treasury secretaries of the U.S. think that further government control of the financial community will somehow prevent or repair this or any other boom-bust credit cycle (Letters, … Continue reading
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Letter Re: As the Flame of Catholic Dissent Dies Out
Dear Editor: How ironic that on the same day the WSJ published Charlotte Allen’s call for Catholic activism (Opinion, Jan. 14), Massachusetts Attorney General – and Senate hopeful — Martha Coakley declared that “You can have religious freedom, but you … Continue reading
Letter: Major Hasan and the Holy War
Dear Editor: Reuel Marc Gerecht astutely points out that President Obama has missed a critical opportunity to militate against Holy Warriors in our midst (Opinion, Nov. 22). But Mr. Gerecht fails to connect the dots on a larger trend: American … Continue reading
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Masonomics, #412
I love George Mason. From Prof Boudreaux: Bono writes that America is “a great idea about opportunity for all and responsibility to your fellow man.” He confuses consequences with causes. The American Idea is one of individual freedom — as … Continue reading
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Capps Amendment
The Government, Abortion and Your Tax Dollars Charmaine Yoest’s op-ed, “Tax Dollars Shouldn’t Fund Abortion” (op-ed, Oct. 14) blatantly misrepresents the amendment I offered to health reform legislation now before Congress. My amendment would maintain the status quo on federal … Continue reading
Today’s Quick Letter
In “Tax Dollars Shouldn’t Fund Abortion,” (Opinion, Oct. 15), Charmaine Yoest states that the Capps Amendment “would make abortion coverage a part of the public option, funnel tax dollars to private health plans that cover abortion, and ensure that every … Continue reading
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Good Lord
The unparalleled awesomeness of the Letters to the WSJ Editor this weekend: Debating the Really Big Questions of the Universe The combination of Richard Dawkins and Karen Armstrong as presenters of two contrary views on the existence of God (“Man … Continue reading
Nontransparency, Not Severity, Defeats the Rule of Law
I sent this letter today: In “Severity of Islamic Law Fuels Debate in Malaysia” (World, August 22, 2009), James Hookway notes that partly as a result of Malaysia’s “increasingly fractious politics,” a Malaysian Muslim woman will be caned under Islamic … Continue reading
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A letter I mailed yesterday:
In “The Small Business Surtax,” (Review & Outlook, July 14th), you pointed out that looming tax hikes target small businesses. While it is true that “punitive” taxes hurt entrepreneurs, taxes are only one among the invidious measures Congress has in … Continue reading
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Why Politicians Cheat: Reexamined
Liz Sidoti, along w/ Donna Cassata, Christine Simmons, and Nancy Benac (note the abundance of X chromosomes ) suggest an analysis of Why Politicians Cheat. Apparently, for politicians: It’s a different world — a public that feeds on the exploits … Continue reading
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