The court ruling was made on the basis of unequal treatment by the civil-rights commission, not on whether or not the state has the right to force someone to labor for another person if they choose not to do so. Based on the narrow wording of the court decision, it is likely that the next time there is a challenge of this kind, freedom-of-choice will not be defended. [...]
If a business can be forced to sell something, they don't own it. Coercion violates the inherent right to private property. [...]
The 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s birth has triggered multiple Camelot retrospectives. However, few people know that JKF's famous quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” has been warped, its meaning dramatically altered.
When attempting to pinpoint what exactly a customer is, the main defining characteristic lies in recognizing whether or not the individual in question has the right to say, "No thanks, I'll be shopping elsewhere."
When a consumer buys a plane ticket through a private airline, they, unfortunately, do not have the luxury of also choosing to utilize a private security firm in the airport prior to boarding their aircraft.
Until a sound institutional framework is established in Haiti, there is no quantity of aid dollars that can achieve meaningful economic development.
