Blue Owl Brewing
Results of the Free Market
RECEIVED Tue., June 12, 2007
Dear Editor,
On the conservatives' list of things we believe in, just under God, is the free market. That's the magical mechanism that solves everything not taken care of by No. 1 on the list. But the righties run into problems with the free market, and I think it might be time for a little adjustment.
For example, the immigration problem is really just an instance of the free market at work. Demand for cheap labor in the U.S. pulls an endless supply of willing workers from south of the border. A similar situation exists with illegal drugs. Not the kinds of things you want to take responsibility for as a movement.
Several thousand years ago, man separated God into God and Satan in order to account for the less benevolent aspects of himself. I suggest the righties split the free market in two to account for the messier aspects of that system. Call the dark side chaos, and blame it on liberals.
On the conservatives' list of things we believe in, just under God, is the free market. That's the magical mechanism that solves everything not taken care of by No. 1 on the list. But the righties run into problems with the free market, and I think it might be time for a little adjustment.
For example, the immigration problem is really just an instance of the free market at work. Demand for cheap labor in the U.S. pulls an endless supply of willing workers from south of the border. A similar situation exists with illegal drugs. Not the kinds of things you want to take responsibility for as a movement.
Several thousand years ago, man separated God into God and Satan in order to account for the less benevolent aspects of himself. I suggest the righties split the free market in two to account for the messier aspects of that system. Call the dark side chaos, and blame it on liberals.
Ben Hogue
