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Tag Archives: law enforcement
Taxes, Moonshine, and State Building
I have to admit an ulterior motive behind Friday’s post. We discussed the Alchian-Allen theorem, which states that adding a fixed cost (usually but not necessarily for transportation) to the price of a good leads consumers to purchase more of the high … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, bootleggers and baptists, crime, culture, data, drugs, economics, education, entertainment, history, law enforcement, political science, politics, prohibition, taxes, technology, transportation, violence
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DTO Leadership Targeting Increased Violence, Multiplied Cartels
Now that President Felipe Calderon is out of office, the new administration is attributing the rise in violence to his hardline policies: With the capture of dozens of drug capos, an achievement trumpeted by Calderon, “we have moved from a … Continue reading
