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"I am sure there was no man born marked of God above another, for none comes into the world with a saddle upon his back, neither any booted and spurred to ride him." -- Richard Rumbold (before being hanged 1679)

Mayor Abramson Says Metro Louisville A Success        By Theresa Fritz Camoriano           On Nov. 12, Louisville’s Mayor Abramson spoke to the Lyndon Business Association at a luncheon in the UPS building conference room, describing his experience after almost a year at the helm of the new metro government.  He said that, while other cities around the country are experiencing large financial shortfalls, the merger of the city of Louisville and Jefferson County enabled metro Louisville to make up a $19 million shortfall, largely by eliminating 700 positions in which there had been a duplication of efforts by the city and county.  Abramson described various difficulties he had encountered with the merger but thought that it was working out well.            (Click to Read More)

Bluegrass Institute For Public Policy Solutions Already Having An Impact On Kentucky Policy        By Theresa Fritz Camoriano         Chris Derry, the founder of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions (BIPPS), addressed the Louisville Libertarians on Nov. 13, describing his organization and the impact he wants it to have on the state of Kentucky.  The goal of BIPPS is to make the state more accountable to the people, shining a light on waste and proposing policies that will make the state more effective and efficient.  Derry said that BIPPS analysts, Richard Innes and Jim Waters, recently wrote an article about the results of a study concerning educational testing in Kentucky, which was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader (and in Jefferson Review).              (Click to Read More)

"Good Bye Bad Career Politicians!"           Attempting to fix BIG problems in a Small Indiana Community Michael W. Wildt, M.A          The recent elections proved several things to most everyone in New Albany, Indiana.  The community is finally demanding better.  And all BAD "Career" Politicians should take special notice.            (Click to Read More)

Terry's Tidbits      by Terry Gray

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics --  The Economics of Smoking Bans          By Theresa Fritz Camoriano         The proponents of the proposed smoking ban in Louisville have been saying that smoking bans do not have an adverse effect on businesses in other cities, like New York, so there is no good reason to oppose a smoking ban in Louisville.  However, Greater Louisville Inc. has now contradicted those statements, saying that smoking bans have an adverse effect on business.  Benjamin Disraeli's statement, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics," certainly appears to apply here.  Both sides of the argument are marshalling statistics to “prove” their point.  One side says smoking bans don’t harm businesses, and the other side says they do harm businesses.  We all have seen that statistics can be carefully selected and skewed to “prove” just about anything, so who is right?  Whom should we believe?            (Click to Read More)

"We refuse to learn from history, and we're determined to repeat it!"         Grant R. Gulibon          For the second time in a little more than a decade, Pennsylvania politicians are poised to make sure that the Commonwealth misses out on a developing economic boom by passing another tax and spending increase just as the economy shows signs of recovery.            (Click to Read More)

Outlaw the Sun!         by Frederic Bastiat             To the Honorable Members of the Chamber of Deputies.     
Gentlemen: You are on the right track. You reject abstract theories and little regard for abundance and low prices. You concern yourselves mainly with the fate of the producer. You wish to free him from foreign competition, that is, to reserve the domestic market for domestic industry. We come to offer you a wonderful opportunity for your -- what shall we call it? Your theory? No, nothing is more deceptive than theory. Your doctrine? Your system? Your principle? But you dislike doctrines, you have a horror of systems, as for principles, you deny that there are any in political economy; therefore we shall call it your practice -- your practice without theory and without principle.             (Click to Read More)

Let it Die         by Steve Dasbach           Howard Dean has decided to forgo federal matching funds and run his primary campaign with political welfare courtesy of the taxpayers. Good for him.            (Click to Read More)

Ceaucescu: Father of Smart Growth          Author: Wendell Cox  Published: The Heartland Institute 11/10/2003          Urban planning was a big part of Nickolae Ceaucescu’s “vision” of a better Romania for himself and his elite circle of friends. The late dictator set about dismantling the villages and dwellings that sprawl across the countryside and herded less-than-happy ex-inhabitants into the concrete apartment blocks that were the staple of communist cities.            (Click to Read More)

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