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• China Faces Competition from Lower-Cost Nations
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  “If Americans watching the Beijing Games were stunned by China's changing economy, wait until they see price tags on Chinese-made goods this Christmas and beyond. What's bad news for consumers may be good news, experts say, for humanity: China is losing its distinction as the world champion of cheap manufacturing. With pressures building against sweatshops and pollution in China, however, 'Indonesia and Vietnam are just waiting to take their turns,' said Chris Kuehl of the Kansas City business consultant Armada Corporate Intelligence.” (Kansas City Star, Tuesday)
  
  It's a global economy.
  
  FEE Timely Classic
  “Made Everywhere” by Sheldon Richman
• Second Stimulus May Be Coming
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Monday, August 11, 2008
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said Sunday that he wouldn't rule out a second stimulus package but first wanted to gauge the effects of rebate checks already sent out. (Los Angles Times, Monday)
  
  A bad idea is worth trying twice.
  
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  An Unstimulating Idea by Sheldon Richman
• Was the Constitution Really Meant to Constrain the Government?
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  Sheldon Richman | Friday, August 8, 2008
  There's no shortcut to a free society. I find myself repeating this because looking for shortcuts is tempting, and thinking is easily overtaken by wishful thinking. A shortcut favored by most advocates of limited government is “restoration” of the Constitution. “If only we could get back to the Constitution as it was written,” people say. It's a sincere wish, but as a path to a free society, it's riddled with potholes. Not that I don't want the Constitution interpreted in the most restrictive way in order to prevent violations of liberty. Of course I do. The problem is how we can get there from here. More . . .

  —A NEW article by Sheldon Richman

  
  

• Taxation as Vandalism
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  David Veksler | Thursday, August 7, 2008

  Imagine a small town with only a few small businesses. The best, most prosperous business is the general store, which sells citizens many of their daily necessities. Just across the street is a shop that sells and installs windows. Unlike the general store, the window shop is not doing well at all. The town is policed by one sheriff, an idealistic man who believes that it is not only his right, but his duty, to do what is best for his community to ensure the safety and happiness of all its residents to the best of his ability. So he puts a brick through each of the general store’s windows. More . . .
  
  

  ANEW article by Lachlan Markay

   

• Government Concedes Border Fence Will Be Burden
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Wednesday, July 16, 2008
  The U.S.-Mexico border fence will make life harder on some South Texas farmers, damage valuable wildlife habitat, impair views and generally become an obstacle to border life, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged in an environmental study of the fence's impact. For the people of the Rio Grande Valley, the federal government said in the recent study that there are serious trade-offs for 70 miles of fence segments that will help Border Patrol control illegal immigration and smuggling from Mexico. But it added that residents will benefit from increased security against 'illegal cross-border activity.' (USA Today, Wednesday)
  
  The government, not free individuals, will decide the tradeoffs.
  
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  Property and Freedom: The Inseparable Connection by Richard Pipes
• McCain in Hot Water over Aide's “Whiners” Remark
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Friday, July 11, 2008
  John McCain found himself in a difficult spot Thursday, confronted with a mini-tempest involving one of his economic advisors, former Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas. In an interview with the Washington Times, Gramm said: 'We have sort of become a nation of whiners.' (Los Angeles Times, Friday)
  
  The corporate state has no victims, of course.
  
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  Class Struggle Rightly Conceived by Sheldon Richman
• Getting Rights Wrong
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  Sheldon Richman | Saturday, July 5, 2008
  It's the Fourth of July, the day we ought to contemplate and rejoice in Jefferson's radical declaration of the “self-evident” truth that all individuals are equally endowed with “certain unalienable Rights, … among these … Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Alas, the day cannot be one of unmitigated joy since we have again been reminded that the purported protectors of our liberties have little understanding of those rights. We thus live under constant threat from the very people who claim to protect us. As you might guess, I am referring to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Second Amendment case, District of Columbia v. Heller. More . . .
   

  A NEW article by Sheldon Richman

   

• Serve Country, Obama Tells Americans
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Thursday, July 3, 2008
  Continuing to press the themes of values, faith and patriotism, Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday 'to step into the strong currents of history' and volunteer for service to their country, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting his challenge. (Washington Post, Thursday)
  
  Here we go again.
  
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  The Nation as an Object of Service by Sheldon Richman
• McCain Would Offer Reward for Powerful Car Battery
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  Republican candidate John McCain said Monday the government should pay a $300 million reward to the inventor of a battery strong enough to power an automobile. (USA Today, Tuesday)
  
  Politicians are so generous — with other people's money.
  
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  Not Yours to Give by Davy Crockett
• Stop Workplace Raids, Mayors Say
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  FEE.org Web Bot | Friday, June 20, 2008
  Three West Coast mayors are asking the leaders of other cities to take a stand against workplace immigration raids that they say hurt local economies and may force companies to relocate. (USA Today, Friday)
  
  Not to mention trash the migrants' rights.
  
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  Natural, Not National, Rights by Sheldon Richman