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Nonoy Oplas is President of Minimal Government Thinkers, Inc., a think tank that advocates small government, small taxes, free market, and more personal responsibility. He belongs to a network of free-market oriented think tanks and institutes in Asia and other parts of the world.
Killers, the Police and the State
The main function of the State is to protect the citizens’ right to life, right to private property, and right to liberty. When people have
Illusion of conflict between material economy and services sectorImprovement in productivity in the agriculture and industry sectors will necessarily spur the growth and expansion of the services sector. The latter not only provides ...Using game theory in analyzing drug price controlIf there is free competition among companies and players, there will be dynamic and fluid changes in pricing and marketing of products by the players. ...Water deficit and alarmism surplusThe country’s media outlets were bombarded this week by “water crisis”, “water woes to get worse” and related stories. Some friends asked me if the ...Cancer and politicsCancer is among the top killer diseases in the world and in the Philippines. Personally, this disease is impossible to brush aside because a number ...Oil taxationThe recent move of the government to bring down oil tariff from 3 percent to zero is good -- one of the few good moves ...Cars and capitalismHOUSTON, TEXAS – Cars and faster mobility of people are among the clear examples of the success of capitalism in improving the lives of the ...Sea level, the sun, and climateCHICAGO, USA – Sea levels are not rising, polar ice are melting and growing in annual cycles, the Sun is the main driver of the ...Politics and climatePolitics is very divisive. Philippine elections are always a testament to that. The only good thing after elections are when they are finished and the ...Tricycles and electionsTricycle and jeepney drivers and operators are among the target “beneficiaries” of some party-list groups that are running in the coming elections. They say that ... |










