Month: March 2013
Implications of 3-D Printed Guns
Inspired by the ever-increasing popularity of 3-D Printing, Cody Wilson founded Defense Distributed, a company aiming to revolutionize the firearm industry. The organizations goals are mixed: Eventual sales of cheaply produced weapons combined with the creation of a open-sourced online community designing and sharing printable pieces in hopes of improving the individual’s ability to protect themselves.
Friedman/Sowell on Freedom/Power
The High Cost of Higher Education: Is Government the Solution or Problem?
by KEVIN CZARZASTY As the cost of college rises year after year, we should wonder: What is the best way to ensure the maximum quality of services provided by universities, while minimizing ever-growing tuition? This and recent administrations believe that access to government loans will enable more students to attend college, earn a better living, contribute to society more productively, and in turn, everyone will presumably become better off. However, are there unintended consequences of government providing easy credit to so many 18 year olds? One argument against government stimulating education is …
A Message from FTCN
Reason’s Jim Epstein on Doctor Backlash to Bureaucratization
Jim Epstein’s article illustrates the unintended consequences of drowning a doctor in paperwork and government oversight. Shouldn’t doctors be free to work without debilitating chains?
Milton Friedman on Classical Liberalism
Izzit.org at NCEA 2013
The GOP Civil War, The Filibuster, and What May Come
It is clear. With the rebranding of the Republican Party comes grabs for power. Rand Paul's now infamous filibuster(Highlights here) and John McCain'srebuttal is the first major example of the civil war manifesting itself. May we have a clean fight. Additionally, analysis from Newt Gingrich is rather telling.