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Size of government vs. other aspects of economic freedom
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In response to Anthony's query on taxes on yesterday's post: The Fraser Index aggregates data in five categories: 1. Size of Government: Expenditures, Taxes, and Enterprises 2. Legal Structure and Security of Property... More »
Wickard v. Filburn and "Do not initiate violence"
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One of our principles is "Practice non-violence and radical tolerance." Government often initiates violence against the non-violent. The raids on the Los Angeles' medical marijuana community by the DEA are an example of this. The... More »
Human Development Index and GDP per Capita
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Note the dramatic improvement in Human Development Metrics going up to about $8,000 GDP per capita. increasing GDP per capita is the best way to help solve most global problems. Increasing economic freedom is the... More »
New Peace through Commerce book by Christopher Coyne
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After War The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy Christopher Coyne May 25, 2007 Summary Forthcoming from Stanford University Press, November 2007 Why does liberal democracy take hold in some countries but not in others?... More »
The Ultimate Act of Generosity
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When an unskilled Mexican laborer crosses the border from Mexico into the U.S., a day's worth of his or her hard work increases by a power of 10 - instead of receiving $6 for a... More »
Love is the Opposite of Fear
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FLOW consists of two core elements: 1. An unabashed passion for free enterprise 2. An unabashed passion for doing good And yet we are continuing to refine exactly what we mean by each of these... More »
"The Singing Revolution"
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"The Singing Revolution" is a wonderfully inspiring film of the role of singing in keeping the human spirit alive in Estonia during the Soviet occupation and the role of singing in creating a peaceful liberation... More »
FLOW Vision News April 2008
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Dear FLOW Members, Human beings evolved the cognitive and moral capacities needed to make the judgments needed to survive in small tribes of 150 or so. Given the limitations of our cognitive and moral judgments,... More »
The Congo Civil War and Gang Rapes
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The Congo Civil War, the most lethal war since WW II, has dragged on for a decade now. War is always horrible, and often accompanied by the most brutal rapes. For some years now graphic... More »
poverty
May 2008