Daily Archives: February 15, 2006


Just Imagine

Brad DeLong once again reprints what he calls the best weblog post ever, by Belle Waring in which Belle notes:

Now, everyone close your eyes and try to imagine a private, profit-making rights-enforcement organization which does not resemble the mafia, a street gang, those pesky fire-fighters/arsonists/looters who used to provide such “services” in old New York and Tokyo, medieval tax-farmers, or a Lendu militia.

Yep, just like your federal, state and local governments.
NB: DeLong also points out the dangers of Linkrot.