January 31, 2005

Mexican Medicine: A Freer Market at Work
by Sunni Maravillosa

On a recent trip to the American Southwest, I ended up taking an unplanned jaunt across the border into Mexico. I wasn't looking for tequila, marijuana, or sexual companionship -- just some other things that I can't buy in the U.S. without a permission slip (a prescription from an M.D.). Having traveled throughout Mexico some years ago, I had a good idea of what to expect from the trip. However, my experiences surpassed my recollections; they unequivocally demonstrated the power of free markets, and bolstered my confidence in Mexican free-market medicine.

Many people think of places like Tijuana when this subject arises, and shudder to contemplate going there. I've not visited that city, so I can't comment on it specifically. However, when I visited Mexico the first time -- on that extended stay -- the city we crossed into was probably similar to it. A lot of tourists were there to party, and the town struck me as ugly. To be fair, Mexican culture is very different from American culture, and the difference is immediately apparent wherever you cross. The towns are dirtier, and in general more raucous than American towns of similar size. Hawking goods and services is much more socially acceptable and common in Mexico. (Read the rest here)

Libertarian Commentary on The News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2004

Can the election in Iraq make a difference? Well, do elections here in the US make a difference? As one wag said, “If Iraq needs to have a new constitution, why don’t we give them ours? It’s more than 200 years old, it’s been proven to work pretty well, and, shucks, we ain’t using it anymore.” It’s an opinion, and like mine expressed here in this column, not necessarily those of anyone else, including TPoL, RRND, or FND.

DC Follies in full kick!
Rice takes over at State Department
USA Today
"Declaring 'history is calling us,' Condoleezza Rice took over Thursday as America's 66th secretary of state to confront an agenda laden with difficult and potentially explosive foreign policy problems. At the top is a grinding war in Iraq that has taken the lives of more than 1,400 U.S. troops. But Rice exuded confidence as she entered the State Department with a cheery, 'it's great to be here,' and declared 'democracy will take hold' around the world as it did in Germany and Japan after World War II." (01/27/05)

She seems to be far more a team player than Powell, and now Powell can spend full time preparing for his own presidential bid as a “centrist” on the model of Eisenhower. Rice can safely preside over this phase of the Imperium’s development. (Read the rest of the Commentary here)

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