Protest against gringo products in Mexico.
Kelo in Rivera Beach. City wants to take 30 homes for private development.
More Darfur. Is there a double standard, where genocide in Darfur must be stopped by the US, but genocide by Saddam was OK? NY Sun
Why can't we buy our own caskets on Amazon? TCS
If money can't buy happiness, why not let the government take it all? Lee and Miller, with the help of Adam Smith, at TCS take on the notion that we should all be taxed to poverty. A quote:
They regard the satisfaction of a broad range of needs as an entitlement or right, to be guaranteed by government. In effect, they would supplant the Jeffersonian formula -- the individual's right to pursue happiness -- by one that demands of the state "a right to happiness."
Maybe it is in the nature of things for us to adapt to improvements in our lives, with the happiness they provide being temporary. But we would surely add to our happiness by spending more time appreciating how blessed we are compared to those of a few generations ago. A good way to begin is by considering how much the pursuit of wealth has added to the length, health, comfort, beauty, and meaning of our lives and the lives of those we love. If that doesn't make you happier, then don't expect more government spending on mass transit and recycling newspapers to do so either.
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