Daily Archives: December 24, 2011

“I would advise Vladimir Putin to leave now. He has had his three terms: two as president and one as prime minister. Three terms — that is enough,”

So says Mikhail Gorbachev. Rally participants densely packed a broad avenue, which has room for nearly 100,000 people, about 2.5 kilometers (some 1.5 miles) from the Kremlin, as the temperature dipped well below freezing. They chanted “Russia without Putin!” A … Continue reading

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The Cost of Safety

It’s not measured in dollars, it’s measured in freedom. Congress is set to give the green light on funding for a massive expansion of TSA checkpoints, with the federal agency already responsible for over 9,000 such checkpoints in the last … Continue reading

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Here’s what happens when you allow adverse selection

From a health insurance website: Next to my gym there is a taco wagon. It has been there for years. I know the owner. He knows I sell health ins. Late last summer he tells me he needs a knee … Continue reading

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Glenn Reynolds: Why isn’t requiring ID to fly a racial burden on the right to travel? Extrapolating on Eric Holder’s issues with voter ID.

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