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George Will rightly – and devastatingly – criticizes Sen. Marco Rubio for “joining anti-capitalist conservatives. [2]” A slice:
Rubio serves in a legislature whose constant resort to funding the government with continuing resolutions testifies to its incompetence concerning even its most elemental function: budgeting. Yet he expects this government to wisely define the “common good” and deftly allocate wealth and opportunities accordingly.
John Stossel is understandably unhappy with Hollywood’s hostility to free markets [4]. A slice:
Greedy miners want to kill nature-loving aliens in “Avatar.” Director James Cameron says: “The mining company boss will be the villain again in several sequels.
One reviewer calls a scene in the recent “Star Wars” movie “a beautiful critique of unregulated capitalism.”
“Unregulated capitalism” is such a stupid cliche. Markets are regulated by customers, who have choices; we routinely abandon suppliers who don’t serve us well.
The great Steve Davies laments the return of internal passports [5].
David Henderson unveils yet more sloppiness in the statistical work of Gabriel Zucman [7].
Michael Huemer celebrates political gridlock and the political contestation that causes it [8]. (HT David Levey)