Lawrence J. McQuillan | Monday August 1, 2016 at 12:15 PM PST
In 2010, California voters approved a “top-two” primary system for congressional and statewide elected positions where primary voters choose among all candidates in all parties for each position. The top two vote getters in the primary, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election to face each other. The argument at the...
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Tags: approval voting, Calculus of Consent, Center for Election Science, contracts, Exchange, FreedomFest, Gordon Tullock, James Buchanan, Kamala Harris, Liberty, Loretta Sanchez, Markets, private markets, top-two primary system, voting, Voting reform
Lawrence J. McQuillan | Monday August 3, 2015 at 3:01 PM PST
I had the pleasure of speaking recently on a healthcare panel at FreedomFest in Las Vegas. Here’s a recap of my remarks on innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare. In the 2012 book Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis by Dr. John C. Goodman, my colleague at the Independent Institute, John wrote: “The ACA [Obamacare] approach...
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Tags: bureaucracy, bureaucrats, consumers, crowdfunding, Entrepreneurship, FreedomFest, Healthcare, healthcare policy, healthcare reform, Innovation, John C. Goodman, Obamacare
Art Carden | Saturday July 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM PST
Jeffrey Tucker reports from FreedomFest. I’m not there, but Vegas is one of my favorite cities. It’s a place that’s coursing with energy. A couple of quick thoughts: 1. Market forces aren’t doing anything about the weather outdoors, but they’re helping alleviate it. My guess is that there’s someone on every street corner who...
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Tags: Business, Catholic church, corporate welfare, Culture, Economics, Entertainment, federal water project, Food, Free Market, FreedomFest, Government subsidies, Hoover Dam, In-n-Out Burger, Mercantilism, Personal Liberty, Religion, Tropicana, Urban Issues
