Links

Obama: Recruiting poster for libertarianism?

• Don Boudreaux on the private provision of public goods.

• Simon Jenkins of the left-wing Guardian calls high-speed rail an "expensive fantasy."

• Todd Zywicki warns against expanded government regulation of the credit card industry, pointing out what happened in Australia when politicians got involved to reduce fees.

• On a somewhat related note, Mark Perry argues that fierce, cutthroat competition is the best regulator.

• David Paul Kuhn says conservative libertarianism is making a comeback. This dovetails with my view that the Obama Administration is becoming a daily reminder of the dangers of expanded government.