The joint I run – is called Less Government. Which means whenever possible – we want less government. But Reality – is Reality. Sometimes a little government is required. Which is why the joint I run – isn’t called No Government. We readily acknowledge – government is awful at everything. But there are a few, […]
Allegedly free market Texas – is currently in the cronyism-enhancing process of outlawing competition in electricity transmission. Cronyism: Why Are Republicans in Texas Sponsoring a Bill to Block Competition?: “Legalese-to-English translation: Any company that wants to provide service – must first play Mother May I with the government. “And this is not just a routine […]
In February 2017, iMonster Apple (Market Cap: $970 billion) stopped paying Qualcomm for the patented technologies Qualcomm invented – and Apple used in their wireless devices. Please note: Apple had signed multiple contracts – in which they agreed to pay Qualcomm for permission to use the patented technologies Qualcomm invented. Please also note: Apple continued […]
We’ve been on the government cronyism beat for…a while. Because cronyism – is inherent in government. Government officials spend money – and they will oft look to do so to benefit the people who get them elected. It is why we less government types – want less government. Less government spending – less opportunities for […]
The United States has spent the last half century-plus engaging in a titanic amount of very stupid policies. Plan-by-plan, decision-by-decision – we have been outsourcing our prosperity to the rest of the planet. Trade policy, tax policy, regulatory policy,… – we have spent decades going out of our way to be as dumb as possible […]
Democrats want unobstructed open borders – because the people imported in that fashion vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Central and South America are almost entirely Third World. Third Worlders are used to – and like getting – government money. The Democrat Party – is the US Party of government money. You hear feeble attempts by open […]
Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, I was almost certainly subjected to more frequent and intense political discussions – than the fortunate people in the likes of Peoria, Illinois or Panama City, Florida. (Ahh…Florida.) One of the recurring DC themes – was people here seriously fretting the fact that most of the rest […]
Texas has a longstanding and well-deserved reputation for being a much-less-government state. Which has directly led to Texas being a much-more-economic-prosperity state. The Lone Star State seems to understand the universal inverse proportion: More government – less prosperity. Less government – more prosperity. Now-Donald Trump Administration Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s previous gig – was as […]
Uber-everything company Amazon (Market Cap: $865 billion) – is a monster. Heralded as a free market success – Amazon has actually engaged in a whole lot of very anti-free market practices to get to be as huge as they are. Amazon’s Anticompetitive History Amazon Has Some Serious Antitrust Issues Amazon’s No-Profit Model: Bleed Competitors to […]
Isn’t judicial activism great? I kid. I’m a kidder. But our title is not an exaggeration. Qualcomm’s Fate In Judge Koh’s Hands As FTC Trial Wraps Who is Judge Lucy Koh?: “(A) United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California…. “On January 20, 2010, President Barack Obama […]