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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.

Economic freedom means taller people

WASHINGTON DC – Economic freedom means the ability of the people to pursue social and entrepreneurial activities that respond to the various needs of their
 

Rising walls of forced collectivism

Walls can protect, but they can also restrict. When people voluntarily put up a wall to protect themselves from unfriendly forces – like the Great ...
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Swine flu, leptospirosis, and new medicines

New and evolving diseases require new and evolving drugs and other medical treatment to prevent such diseases from spreading. The emergence of new environmental problems ...
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Service charges and capitalism

Consumers are king. This is the most important motto for most or all enterprises operating in a competitive business environment. Consumers therefore, have the vested ...
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Liberty, democracy, price control, and tax competition

SINGAPORE – Liberty is a state of the individual or a collective where there is absence of external coercion in his life or their lives. ...
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Calamity of price control

Price control under a period of calamity can yield positive results if handled well. Otherwise, it can lead to a calamity of price control. ...
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Global cooling and cosmic rays

Global cooling – not warming – seems to be accelerating this year. Without going through scientific papers with their graphs, charts and greek equations, even ...
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Bastiat, liberty, and taxes

One indicator of freedom in society is how much an individual can keep from his monthly or yearly income. The bigger the portion of his ...
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Marx, Hayek, and Property Rights

Private property is among the most important cornerstones of a free society and free individuals. The individual can never have peace of mind and experience ...
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Solar minimum and Copenhagen

Honest people change their position when the data that stare them in the face are contrary to what they previously thought. Dishonest people don’t. They ...
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First State of the Nation Address by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (26 July 2010)

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada;

Keeping an eye on Aquino’s commitment to change

The new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III begins with an extremely high trust rating of 88 percent – higher than any of the

Rep. JV Ejercito: Mikey Arroyo is demoralizing the Party List System

Representative JV Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) today said the party list system has been bastardized by the minions of Gloria Arroyo, with the

Water deficit and alarmism surplus

The 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

Rep. JV Ejercito commends P-Noy’s position towards regulating casinos

Representative Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) commended today President Noynoy Aquino’s position towards the regulation of casinos to tourism areas.

Think NATION!

Whenever there is a presidential election, people tend to wear their patriotism either on their chests, around their necks, or around their wrists: emblazoned tees

Rep. JV Ejercito slams Meralco, urges government to take stand

Representative Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City) slammed recent Meralco’s rate increase as grave abusive at the expense of the Filipino people.

Inaugural Speech of President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III

His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and members of the Senate, House

How presidential speeches including inaugural addresses are written

Here is an extract from J. Eduardo Malaya & Jonathan E. Malaya, …So Help Us God: The Presidents of the Philippines and Their Inaugural Addresses,
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