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#Catholics and #Protestants on #abortion #gaymarriage and #euthanasia

20 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of religion Tags: abortion, assisted dying, Catholics, end-of-life choice, euthanasia, gay marriage, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, Protestants, voter demographics

Catholics for gay marriage; Protestants for euthanasia – y-g.co/1Ke0yfE http://t.co/ffYShUHi1V—
(@YouGov) August 28, 2015

What is Little England

18 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose 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

George Stigler on do-gooders

17 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of regulation, George Stigler, liberalism, rentseeking Tags: do gooders, metal some preferences, nanny state

@DavidLeyonhjelm on the true history of the #NannyState @KevinHague @NZGreens

16 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of regulation, liberalism, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bootleggers and baptists, meddlesome preferences, nanny state

https://twitter.com/DavidLeyonhjelm/status/644019141318307841

#JohnStuartMill on the limits.of #government http://t.co/KqdKDJOCOR via @JimRose69872629 #philosophers pic.twitter.com/ReF2dVUGAR

— Jim Rose (@JimRosenz) September 16, 2015

@DavidLeyonhjelm the role of guns in successful suicide attempts

14 Sep 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, health economics Tags: economics of suicide, externalities, gun control, meddlesome preferences, nanny state, social psychology, suicide prevention

https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/636546684063993856

The #nannystate goes to #China

12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, health economics Tags: China, Macau, meddlesome preferences economics of smoking, nanny state

Macau’s casinos are fuming over proposed smoking ban bloom.bg/1K08Jcg http://t.co/pCcY7XNBNh—
Bloomberg Business (@business) September 11, 2015

Being classically liberal

12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose 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

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: alcohol regulation, economics of prohibition, meddlesome preferences, nanny state

Yes Prime Minister on the fiscal savings from smoking

01 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, health economics Tags: economics of smoking, nanny state, Yes Minister

Should backyard swimming pools be banned?

26 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose 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

by Jim Rose 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

The Left used to be socially liberal

23 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

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Gender politics on college campuses

14 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics Tags: fainting couch feminism, male privilege, meddlesome preferences, micro-aggressions, nanny state, safe spaces, trigger warnings

NEW FACTUAL FEMINIST VIDEO: Christina Sommers on How to survive the wacky gender politics on college campuses https://t.co/rOj9OX76y6

— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) August 4, 2015

Examples of micro-aggressions at the University of California

13 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of education, law and economics, liberalism, organisational economics, politics - USA Tags: fainting couch feminism, fraying of civilisation, free speech, meddlesome preferences, micro-aggressions, nanny state, political correctness

Trigger Warning: This Tweet might make you uncomfortable.
theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… http://t.co/7kyG6kGSZo—
Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) August 11, 2015

The Progressive Mind

06 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose 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

@PaulHerzog3 these pics says why I'd never vote Democrat: pic.twitter.com/RF2RbYrcvv

— Old Whig. 🇺🇲🇸🇪🇫🇮🇪🇪🇦🇹 (@aClassicLiberal) July 27, 2015

@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

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