The truth about gun free zones
25 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of crime, economics of regulation, law and economics Tags: expressive voting, gun control, gun free zones, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, offsetting behaviour, rational rationality, unintended consequences
When tea houses were dens of inequity
23 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation Tags: meddlesome preferences, nanny state
Each time has its own fear of the new.
18th century warning from England(!) regarding tea bit.ly/1K8zect http://t.co/DAJLJBQdfS—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) September 09, 2015
The politics of marijuana in the USA
30 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of crime, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: economics of federalism, laboratory federalism, marijuana decriminalisation, meddlesome preferences, medical marijuana, nanny state
In representative democracy that is a unitary state such as New Zealand, the issue on marijuana decriminalisation is who will change their vote to vote against a party who advocates marijuana decriminalisation under a MMP system where all elections are close.
A plurality of Americans back marijuana reform. Another 20% don't care. Only 3 in 10 oppose.
msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sectio… http://t.co/UlvBT1D0ms—
Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) September 29, 2015
In a strong federal state, where some states allow citizen initiated referendums to change the law, it is possible to pioneer reform without that backlash. Then laboratory federalism takes over. Subsequent to the decriminalisation of marijuana or medical marijuana by various state governments, the Congress defunded federal marijuana drug law enforcement in states who had decriminalised marijuana. That major reform was underreported.
What is Little England
18 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in liberalism Tags: British culture, British economy, British history, British politics, growth of government, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, rational ignorance, rational rationality, size of government
Some confusion about what I mean by "liberal social democracy" and why it applies to Britain. An explanation: http://t.co/VqzAnVJyOB—
Jeremy Cliffe (@JeremyCliffe) August 17, 2015
Quick recap on why Corbyn not signing the anthem is in fact an important issue @OwenJones84 @mehdirhasan @JohnRentoul http://t.co/xQAPGAG2Of—
Paco Killr (@PacoKillr) September 17, 2015
@DavidLeyonhjelm on the true history of the #NannyState @KevinHague @NZGreens
16 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of regulation, liberalism, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bootleggers and baptists, meddlesome preferences, nanny state
Being classically liberal
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, liberalism, Public Choice Tags: Leftover Left, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, progressive left, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge
Teenage alcohol consumption across countries
06 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: alcohol regulation, economics of prohibition, meddlesome preferences, nanny state
Should backyard swimming pools be banned?
26 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of crime, economics of regulation, health and safety, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: gun control, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, risk risk trade-offs
The Bootleggers and Baptists alliance between big tobacco and anti-smoking lobbyists on e-cigarettes
25 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bootleggers and baptists, economics of smoking, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, pressure groups, special interests
Gender politics on college campuses
14 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics Tags: fainting couch feminism, male privilege, meddlesome preferences, micro-aggressions, nanny state, safe spaces, trigger warnings
The Progressive Mind
06 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: antiforeign bias, antimarket bias, expressive voting, Left-wing hypocrisy, Leftover Left, makework bias, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, political correctness, rational irrationality, Twitter left
@DN_Debatt_betyg @LibyAlonso Vem vaktar väktarna? Vem tillser att experter är fria från bias? Vem nudgar, nudgarna? http://t.co/T01Va6UYOV—
Old Whig (@aClassicLiberal) July 26, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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