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Why Small Government Is Better For The Little Guy

Hardvard economist Edward L. Glaeser has a fascinating and provocative piece on what he calls “small government egalitarianism”: In the 20th century, President Woodrow Wilson campaigned on a “New Freedom,” opposing Teddy Roosevelt’s big-government Progressivism. While Roosevelt wanted the government to manage monopolies, Wilson wanted trust-busting and less protectionism. Wilson perceptively noted the dangers of [...]

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More On Why Regulation Reduces Competitiveness

Glenn Reynolds republishes an interesting email on how Sarbanes-Oxley compliance impacts technical workers: It got much worse after Sarbanes-Oxley. Suddenly we revamped all our processes to include “separation of duties” and other constraints ostensibly to prevent the merest possibility of fraud. But not really of course: really to provide ass-coverage at every level. But this [...]

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