Archive for Richard C. Baker
Compulsory Insurance Versus Liberty and Security
Dr. Baker is Professor of Political Science, School of American Studies, Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas. For generations vehicle drivers in this country have been required to account financially for their negligence upon the highways. They invariably have answered for their lapses out of their own private resources or those of an insurance company. Which of [...]
1Mar1957 | Richard C. Baker | 0 comments | ContinuedJury Law of the Road
Dr. Baker is Professor of Political Science, School of American Studies, Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas.Much is heard today about judge-made law. This type of legislation is created in a somewhat negative fashion. It comes into being through a court decision vacating on constitutional grounds a policy established by the legislature and thereby in effect instating [...]
1Sep1956 | Richard C. Baker | 0 comments | Continued-
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
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JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More
