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Shoplifting, Obamacare and Property Rights | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/06/07
Fluorescent Foolishness | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/05/23
Environmentalists and lawmakers want the public to use compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) rather than traditional incandescent light bulbs. In this latest column, Edmund Contoski provides a detailed explanation of the broader consequences and implications of switching over to CFLs.
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Pat Buchanan is Blaming the Victim—again | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/05/10
Should Breastfeeding be Required by Law? | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/04/27
If breast milk is healthier for infants, would government be justified in mandating breast feeding? Edmund Contoski examines the slippery slope that results when government uses health and safety as a justification for encroaching on our liberty.
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Another Way to Kill Obama Health Care | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/04/15
Here, FORCES columnist Edmund Contoski provides an excellent overview of the problems with Obamacare, and proposes a solution. Mr. Contoski's detailed research, analysis and insight provide worthy debate artillery for any opponent of Obamacare. Such opponents may wish to bookmark this page for future reference.
Otherwise, Mr. Contoski provides an excellent introductory piece for anyone who hasn't yet familiarized themselves with the troubling implications of President Obama's and Congress' federally mandated health insurance program.
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Cash for Clunkers: Immoral, Wasteful, Failure | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/04/08
The government program that gave people up to $4,500 for trading in an old car for a new energy efficient model has been widely proclaimed a huge success, as measured by the popularity of the program. That certainly made it successful for the politicians who, in effect, were buying futures votes for themselves. Of course, they didn't say so; instead they claimed they were pursuing the noble benefits of stimulating the economy, promoting energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Absent from the discussion was whether there was any moral or constitutional basis for taking money from some people (taxpayers) and redistributing it to others for purchasing automobiles.
Government Destroyed U.S. Auto Companies | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/01/22
One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary. —Ayn Rand
Copenhagen Climate Summit: Hidden Agenda | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2010/01/06
Actually, the agenda wasn't hidden. It was right out in the open, proclaimed by banners and protesters. But it was hidden from the American people by the news media which refused to report it.
E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D., is a scientist who attended the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. He witnessed a very different picture from what was conveyed by American press and television coverage. Here are some of his observations:
E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D., is a scientist who attended the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. He witnessed a very different picture from what was conveyed by American press and television coverage. Here are some of his observations:
Taxing to Reduce Obesity and its Costs? | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2009/11/25
Of the columns posted here, I have written all but one. Now I offer you another guest columnist, Gregg Cavanagh, who has written a wonderful response to a proposal by two professors for a national tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The professors claim a tax on soft drinks would provide about $150 billion in tax revenue over ten years and about $50 billion in direct health benefits. They claim it would help Americans lose weight and that the U.S. spends $147 billion on medical costs associated with overweight and obesity. But Cavanagh, with wit and logic, shows such a tax would be unfair, ineffective, and downright ludicrous if its basic idea is consistently applied. More importantly, he also shows that the real solution is not another government program, more taxes and government intervention but rather action by the individual. Here is his article:
Obama's Economic Vandalism: Trade Protectionism | Edmund Contoski
Article Published: 2009/10/02
It's hard to know whether Obama's policies of trade protectionism result from his ignorance of both economics and history or simply putting politics ahead of both. Take your pick.
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