Monthly Archives: July 2009
Summertime Oysters
Recently on BasilandSpice.com, there was an article about suggestions from The Center for Science in the Public Interest concerning the safety of Gulf oysters and the very real dangers of eating oysters harvested from warm waters at warm times of the year. In the article, The Center for Science in the Public Interest suggests to [...]
The Money Supply and Cash Outside of Banks–John Mason
Take a look at this article on BasilandSpice.com, where many of our Bastiat’ Bastion posts are reposted. Fellow BasilandSpice Blogger John Mason writes about what is happening to the money supply and different components of the money supply, such as cash held outside of banks. After you read the chapter on the Money Supply, you will make [...]
Health Care and More Legislative Railroading
In only a few days, with little in the way of committee input, with no coverage of the process, once again a backroom deal is being crafted that will have a huge impact on the lives of Americans with this new health care legislation. Since there seems to be very little understanding in Congress of [...]
Climate Change Legislation: The What and Why of Cap and Trade
Many on the conservative side have had many negative things to say about the “Cap and Trade” system. It should be pointed out that “cap and trade” itself, is not the source of their ire. Rather, many conservatives do not like limitations being placed on CO2 emissions in the US. What is this “Cap and [...]