Category Archives: regulation

Who is to blame?

Posted on October 13, 2021 by wcoats

Did you know that the first Covid-19 vaccine shot reduces your body’s ability to produce white blood cells by 50% and the second shot reduces it by an additional 25%? For good measure these shots contain poisonous ingredients as well.  … Continue reading →

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Our Right to be Free

Posted on October 7, 2021 by wcoats

Our country was founded and has prospered on the proposition “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” We jealously … Continue reading →

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Chinese and U.S. Models

Posted on September 17, 2021 by wcoats

Many aspects of our respective societies and governments follow different rules and approaches to organizing our communities. We presumably prefer (most of) our choices over theirs and vice versa. In explaining why we prefer ours, we might freely criticize theirs. … Continue reading →

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Eviction Moratorium

Posted on August 5, 2021 by wcoats

Many people who lost their jobs because of Covid are not able to pay their rent until they return to work. What should we do about it?  Most landlords will work out an arrangement for deferred rent with tenants that … Continue reading →

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Compromise

Posted on May 25, 2021 by wcoats

We are a country of citizens with a range of views on how our community should guide and regulate our interactions. But we are all anchored in our commitment to our Constitution and its Bill of Rights. What is the … Continue reading →

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The Great Divide–Who Decides?

Posted on May 9, 2021 by wcoats

The American Constitution establishes a government of limited and enumerated powers to protect the property and safety of its sovereign citizens. There is a lot in that sentence so let me unpack it. Sovereignty in the United States resides in … Continue reading →

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Vaccine Passports

Posted on April 1, 2021 by wcoats

Discussions of the pros and cons of mandated lock downs to stop (or slow) the spread of Covid-19 often miss the most important point. The key factor in restraining the spread of a contagious disease (beyond vaccines, basic public health … Continue reading →

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The unnecessary fight over Covid-19

Posted on March 6, 2021 by wcoats

We American’s expect to be able to make our own choices about what risks we are willing to take. The limits on our behavior generally concern when it threatens to harm others. When state after state issued stay at home … Continue reading →

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Australia and Facebook

Posted on February 27, 2021 by wcoats

As reported in Bloomberg: “Australia’s parliament passed a world-first law to force digital giants such as Facebook Inc. and Google pay local publishers for news content…. The legislation was passed Thursday and will ensure “news media businesses are fairly remunerated … Continue reading →

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Access to COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on January 2, 2021 by wcoats

In less than one year from learning of this virus, we now have two approved safe and effective covid-19 vaccines with at least one more on the way. Millions of doses have already been produced. This is a near miracle. … Continue reading →

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