All Posts Tagged With: "judicial system"
The Right to Earn a Living Under Attack
In Louisiana it is illegal to sell and arrange flowers without permission from the government. Aspiring florists must pass a subjective licensing exam that is graded by existing florists, who have a direct incentive to keep new competitors from entering the market. Thus the failure rate is higher than that of the Louisiana bar, which [...]
1Dec2008 | Bob Ewing | 6 comments | ContinuedBeijing Erodes Hong Kong’s Laissez Faire
While the rest of the world is debating the terms under which they might engage China, authorities in Beijing are busy trampling on its agreement with the British over Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty. In the handover agreement, both parties agreed on Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, as a document that provided assurances [...]
1Mar2002 | Christopher Lingle | 0 comments | ContinuedAmerica’s Permanent Criminal Class
Doug Bandow, a nationally syndicated columnist, is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the author and editor of several books, including Tripwire: Korea and U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changed World. Dan Rostenkowski is on the comeback trail, Although convicted of and jailed for misusing his office, the former Democratic chairman of the [...]
1Jul1998 | Doug Bandow | 1 comment | Continued-
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