Insight: âThe public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individualâs private rights.â âSir William Blackstone (1723-1780)
Editorial exegesis: ââThe government,â wrote Frederic Bastiat, âis that great fiction by which everyone endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else.â This incisive, tongue-in-cheek definition of the state, beloved by libertarians everywhere, is especially appropriate this week. Big COVID-era government, the data now demonstrate, has put millions of workers in a position in which their incentive is not to report to work and produce something of value in exchange for a wage, but rather to stay home and collect money from taxpayers for not working. In short, poor decisions by Democrats have created a larger-than-life version of what Bastiat described, at least for people at lower income levels.â âWashington Examiner
Nate Jackson
The economic recovery is on the minds of millions of people these days. It is, after all, a universal kitchen table issue. Whether itâs rampant inflation on basic items that
far exceeds the Federal Reserveâs 2% refrain, or whether itâs a breadwinner unable or unwilling to find a job, the economic picture doesnât have quite the feeling of hope that it did last fall.
When it comes to the unemployed choosing to stay unemployed because their benefits exceed the wages they could earn, President Joe Biden on Monday again denied thereâs a problem, blamed employers for the problem because theyâre not paying enough, touted government hiring, and floated more aid to fix the problem. The very fact that heâs made defensive remarks
Rob Rattenbury: Our jury system must stay, but changes are needed
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Government must make the jury system more attractive to a wider range of the community to attend, writes Rob Rattenbury.
The Government must make the jury system more attractive to a wider range of the community to attend, writes Rob Rattenbury.
OPINION: Fifty years ago as a young cop I often heard the phrase better to be tried by 12 fools than one judge meaning, where possible, if a person is charged with an offence and there is an option for trial by jury take that option, you will have a much better chance of being acquitted.
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Intellectual property has been a key part of American exceptionalism the unique commitment in our political and legal institutions to natural rights and the rule of law as secured by a government of limited powers.REF When the Framers authorized Congress to secure patents and copyrights in the United States Constitution, it was unprecedented. No country’s founding document had done this before. As other intellectual property rights such as trademarks and trade secrets evolved in the 19th century, they too were secured by the unique American approach to securing all property rights in legal institutions governed by the rule of law.REF
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