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Ideas on Liberty in the Strangest Places

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Now and then something happens that makes you wonder if freedom's revolution isn't further along than we might think. Ideas about liberty can pop up in the strangest places. Here are some examples. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ACORN calls itself the "largest low- and moderate-income membership organization in the country." As an outgrowth of the National Welfare Rights Organization, it is your typical left-wing "antipoverty" group. It would expand government in many directions to make incomes more "equitable." Briefly put, it is not the kind of organization from which to expect an understanding of the market process. Yet, ACORN recently sued the state of California, complaining that the minimum-wage law there violates its First Amendment right to engage in political advocacy. Curious, but true. The suit argues that because of the minimum wage, ACORN is "forced to hire fewer workers" than it would like. That's obvious. If you have to pay at least $4.25 an hour, you ...

If Liberty Mattered — Once More, a Presidential Candidate’s Press Conference, Part 2

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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 The Nation: Mr. Candidate, if you intend, if elected, to abolish all of the progressive social legislation of the last seven decades, surely you are condemning millions of Americans to poverty and despair, injustice and discrimination. Your vision of America would take this country back to the darkest, most reactionary, and most exploitive times of the 19th century. Why should any caring, enlightened, socially aware person take your campaign seriously? The Candidate: It is precisely because I am concerned about poverty and injustice, despair and discrimination that I want to see the end of the welfare state and the government's interventionist policies. The welfare state has had the seductive power of an attractive but addictive narcotic. Promising to offer security and protection to those in need in the society, it has ...

Private: Commentaries – 1996

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April 1996 April 15, Day of Infamy by Sheldon Richman May 1996 Government Should Ignore Gas Prices by Sheldon Richman Repeal the Minimum Wage by Sheldon Richman The ADA: Attorney's Dreams Answeredby James Bovard The Education Crisis Is Real by Sheldon Richman June 1996 Foreign Workers are Good for America by Sheldon Richman Freeing the Education Market by Sheldon Richman Good Intentions are Not Enough by Sheldon Richman Repeal the Welfare System by Sheldon Richman The State Threat to Computer Privacy by Sheldon Richman The Toys "R" Us Case: Call Off the Antitrust Dogs by Dominick Armentano We Need Freedom, Not School Standards by Sheldon Richman July 1996 Bob Dole Should Rediscover a Better Republican Tradition by Sheldon Richman Corporate Chiefs Should Refuse Clinton ...