All Posts Tagged With: "Water"
Regulatory Failure by the Numbers
Between the current financial mess and the debate over carbon dioxide emissions controls, there is a lot of talk about regulation these days. We are told, for example, that the recession would have been prevented if proper regulations had been in place. While it is true that (by definition) the “right” regulations would have prevented [...]
25Aug2010 | and Robert L. Bradley Jr. | 5 comments | ContinuedBook Reviews – June 2006
The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly — reviewed by Richard M. Ebeling
The Capitalist Manifesto by Andrew Bernstein — reviewed by Gary M. Galles
Water for Sale: How Business and the Market Can Resolve the Worlds Water Crisis by Fredrik Segerfeldt — reviewed by George C. Leef
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity by James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, and Dwight R. Lee — reviewed by Tom Lehman
1Jun2006 | FEE Admin | 0 comments | ContinuedFluoridated Water
Dr. Leitch is a practicing physician and surgeon and a former member of the editorial star of Northwest Medicine. Pap on tap! Or is it poison? Anyone who wants to argue for or against fluoride treatment to reduce tooth decay should have little trouble finding medical and dental authorities to support whatever stand he takes. [...]
1Jul1956 | Gordon B. Leitch M.D. | 0 comments | ContinuedLetters
Concerning Water Dear Mr. Read: Congratulations on publishing the stimulating and challenging article on “Ownership and Control of Water” in the November issue of Ideas On Liberty. It is highly important that we think more about such fine points of complexity in our societal system. I offer these further thoughts on water rights, not as [...]
1Mar1956 | Murray N. Rothbard | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Ownership And Control Of Water
Editor’s note: “What is the libertarian philosophy concerning ownership, control and use of water resources?” asks a professor who is studying the subject. That is about as tough a question as has ever been thrown at F.E.E.—a problem to which we’ve given little, if any, attention. But what an opportunity for a libertarian to test [...]
1Nov1955 | Alexis De Tocqueville | 2 comments | Continued-
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