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 2005/02/06 - Jorge ValínLess State, More JobsWhat role does the State play in economic welfare? None. It shouldn’t invent “diets” of any kind. It should trash all the socialist laws that penalize work. It should remove business and union privileges. It should eliminate taxes on consumption, investment and saving.
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2005/01/30 - Jorge ValínA State-Free SocietyPerhaps you believe that without state intervention, society would fall into chaos. Many authors are waking up to the simple truth that there is no reason “public services” need to be provided by the government. Since Spain undertook a partial liberalization of the communications industry, the sector has blossomed and now offers us cheaper and more varied services than when it was a state monopoly. Just imagine if the health, security or justice systems were privatized…
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 2005/01/23 - Daniel Rodríguez HerreraThe Internet Police StateThe intention is make
intermediaries, read Internet service providers, responsible for the music and
movies people download. The potential consequences of this
socialist, in the most Cuban sense of the word, bill lie in forcing companies
to pay for this surveillance, essentially having to spy on their users to
comply with the law, and, later to meet the higher costs, raise access fees.
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2005/01/23 - Jorge ValínEl monopolio de la contaminaciónAccording to current theory, contamination is a necessary social cost on the way to enjoying greater economic development. Many believe only state impositions are capable of regulating contamination.
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 2005/01/17 - Gabriel CalzadaNatural Disasters Part II: Disastrous TheoriesThe tsunami that struck coastal Asia and Africa exposed just how unnecessary the state is for
dealing with natural disasters. It also swallowed whole a bunch of incoherent economic
theories. The catastrophe could raise havoc with two of the economics profession’s
most insidious and embarrassing theories.
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2005/01/10 - Gabriel CalzadaNatural Disasters Part I: Do We Need the State to Help?Faced with a
catastrophe of biblical proportions, citizens of developed countries have sent
every type of resource to help ease the region’s suffering. This terrible event
is, however, also a good moment to reconsider some of the interventionist
group-think about dealing with major disasters.
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