Well, that appears to be the reaction so far of wealthy French ex-pats who have turned away from the land of Moliere and fine wine for other climes in order to flee the French taxman. New president Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to cut, or at least change, some of the more crushing taxes on wealthy people to lure them back to France. If he wants to revive the French economy, this has to make sense….
From Samizdata.net
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Apparently content with the fact that their security is being guaranteed by guys from Topeka, Dubuque, and Oklahoma City, the Iraqi Parliament has decided to take the summer off:
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament on Monday shrugged off U.S. criticism and adjourned for a month, as key lawmakers declared there was no point waiting any longer for […]
From The Liberty Papers
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We all know the story of Prohibition. As H.L. Mencken said:
Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign effect: they have completely disposed of all the favorite arguments of the Prohibitionists. None of the great boons and usufructs that were to follow the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment has come to […]
From The Liberty Papers
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I brought it up yesterday, but Radley Balko already killed it.
Go and read.
From The Liberty Papers
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Never ascribe to malice, that which can be adequately explained by incompetence –Napoleon Bonaparte
So, it’s been making the rounds on the far lefty loony blogs and forums (and amazingly not a few libertarian sites as well) for some time now that Bush and company are going to stage a terrorist attack and use it as […]
From The Liberty Papers
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Senator Ted Stevens’ home was raided by FBI and IRS agents executing a search warrant
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service on Monday searched the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, an official said.
Investigators arrived at the Republican senator’s home in Girdwood shortly before 2:30 p.m. Alaska time, said Dave […]
From The Liberty Papers
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Another Canadian speaks out against the simplistic conclusions made by Michael Moore in his new movie Sicko:
In his new movie “Sicko,” Michael Moore uses a clip of my appearance earlier this year on “The O’Reilly Factor” to introduce a segment on the glories of Canadian health care. Moore adores the Canadian system. I do not.
I […]
From The Liberty Papers
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Newsweek’s Robert Samuelson talks about the issue none of the Presidential frontrunners in either party are willing to each discuss:
Aug. 6, 2007 issue - If you haven’t noticed, the major presidential candidates—Republican and Democratic—are dodging one of the thorniest problems they’d face if elected: the huge budget costs of aging baby boomers. In last week’s […]
From The Liberty Papers
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You can write Iain Dale’s next book for him help Iain Dale compile a list of the top 100 political bloggers. Over here. We would like to remind you when compiling your lists that the ASI has been known to hold events at which bloggers are supplied with free booze invited to discuss matters of import.
Should there be municipal golf courses? Only in a world where people misunderstand the definition of a public good perhaps.
A note for those campaigning against air travel: the current level of taxation has already dealt with your concerns.
Stuck between the health care and the justice systems is not a good place to be.
There are parts of the world which are undeveloping: unfortunately, they are also the parts of the world we think we are aiding to develop.
The views of the man who got a Ph.D. just so that people would take his ideas seriously.
And finally, it’s the Statists you have to watch out for, not the Anarchists.
From Adam Smith Institute
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Hey guys… I always manage to stir it up whenever I talk about Venezuela and the fact that Chavez is slowly destroying the underpinnings of a free society in his bid for dictatorial control.
But with work, and a baby on the way, and dreams of opening a brewery dancing through my head, I don’t […]
From The Liberty Papers
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