by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Regulations
Forget the Magna Carta and the Constitution. Finland is now on the cutting edge of protecting, promoting, and guaranteeing fundamental rights. As the BBC story excerpted below reports, Finland has announced that broadband access is now a legal right! Yes, you’re...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 1, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
To preserve domestic tranquility, men should always shout “NO” when their wives ask “Does this make me look fat?” Well, Frenchmen now also have a legal reason to give that answer. In a nation where everything seemingly requires a role for...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Europe’s economy is stagnant, the euro currency is in danger of collapse, and many nations are on the verge of bankruptcy. But one thing you can count on in this time of crisis is for prompt, thoughtful, and intelligent action by the super-bureaucrats of the European...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
John Derbyshire of National Review has an interesting article on bureaucratic harassment of private business. He begins with a personal story of something that happened when he first came to the United States and was working at a food-preparation company: The first...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Competition, Health Care
There’s an article in the Wall Street Journal showing how already-established companies and their union allies will use the coercive power of government to thwart competition. The article specifically discusses efforts by less competitive supermarkets to block...
