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Legislation and Legislators

Dear Friends, It seems to me that writing legislation is like building a house. Most legislation is never pointed at any particular thing. Take the drug policies of most nations. They are targeted at some nebulous idea of eradicating drug … Continue reading

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The Quality of Debate Effects the Quality of Policy

Dear Friends, It seems to me that when a person’s argument is weak they tend to change the subject a lot. Doing so keeps their opponent off balance. More importantly, the weak points in their arguments are never examined. A … Continue reading

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Relative Benefit, Relative Harm

Dear Friends, It seems to me that government should explicitly take into account the relative benefit of a given action. Passing a law for example. Take a man who is starving. He comes across putrid meat. Is the relative benefit … Continue reading

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