Friday, August 24, 2012

Great Moments in Government Regulation

Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan.  He writes a blog titled Carpe Diem.  He recently posted a happy little story about government regulation strangling a small business start up.  You can read the entire story here:


I am very impressed with Dr. Perry's closing paragraph that paraphrases our President's recent explanation of business success:
Look, if you’ve been unsuccessful, you didn’t get there on your own. If you were unsuccessful at opening or operating a small business, some government official along the line probably contributed to your failure.  There was an overzealous civil servant somewhere who might have stood in your way with unreasonable regulations that are part of our American system of anti-business red tape that allowed you to not thrive.  Taxpayers invested in roads and bridges, but you might have faced city council members who wouldn’t allow you to use them.  If you’ve been forced to close a business – it’s often the case that you didn’t do that on your own.  Somebody else made that business closing happen or prevented it from opening in the first place. You can thank the bureaucratic tyrants of the nanny state.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

2016: Obama’s America

A new film "2016: Obama’s America" based on the book "The Roots of Obama’s Rage" by Dinesh D’Souza is currently playing in movies theaters.  To watch a trailer for this movie click on this link:


To view a video of Dinesh D'Souza discussing his movie click on this link:


To find a movie theater showing this film click here:

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Greed by Thomas Sowell


  • A simple yet elegant argument.