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Are Market Processes Moral?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by terrelltd

This blog post by Timothy Terrell originally appeared on May 6, 2011 on the now-discontinued Market Process Blog, published by the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process at the College of Charleston.   A religion professor at my college recently gave a talk to economics seniors on the limitations of economics and the necessity of considering […]

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Brooklyn Land Seized for Basketball Arena

Posted on January 15, 2019 by terrelltd

This blog post by Timothy Terrell originally appeared on November 24, 2009 on the now-discontinued Market Process Blog, published by the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process at the College of Charleston.   A New York court has decided that the state may seize privately owned land in Brooklyn under the eminent domain power for the […]

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Can “Experts” Determine the Correct Health Insurance Premium?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by terrelltd

This blog post by Timothy Terrell originally appeared on February 23, 2010 on the now-discontinued Market Process Blog, published by the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process at the College of Charleston.   President Obama’s health insurance reform outlined Monday would, among many other things, create a Health Insurance Rate Authority, which “would provide an annual report […]

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Capping ATM Fees–A Good Idea?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by terrelltd

This blog post by Timothy Terrell originally appeared on May 15, 2010 on the now-discontinued Market Process Blog, published by the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process at the College of Charleston.   Three Democratic senators are considering capping ATM fees at 50 cents. The CNNMoney.com writer notes that a likely result would be a smaller number […]

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Is Chinese Steel Hurting the US Economy?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by terrelltd

This blog post by Timothy Terrell originally appeared on December 30, 2009 on the now-discontinued Market Process Blog, published by the Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process at the College of Charleston.   Today the United States International Trade Commission imposed tariffs on Chinese steel pipe, largely used in the oil and gas industry. […]

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