Author Archives: Carlos Alfaro

“Public Good”: A Tool for Tyranny

This article was originally published in Arizona State University’s The State Press. Last week, as I was enjoying a cigar at my favorite shop, the man next to me was talking about mandating health care for everyone. He said we all … Continue reading

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Stop Smoking, or Else

This article was originally published in Arizona State University’s The State Press. Carlos and Scottsdale Community College Students for Liberty have subsequently organized a smoking protest, scheduled for today, to oppose their school’s new ban. Stay tuned for a future … Continue reading

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Democracy is Oppression

This article was originally published in Arizona State University’s The State Press: Three weeks ago, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the gay marriage ban in California as an unconstitutional law. Proposition 8 was a response to a previous California … Continue reading

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Abolish the Federal Communications Commission?

In 1978, the Supreme Court defined the power of the Federal Communications Commission over indecent material as applied to broadcasting in the case Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation. This case came about after a father complained to the FCC … Continue reading

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Why a College Education Enslaves Students and Creates More Useless Jobs

As businesses grow in the market, they achieve economies of scale. This means that as the demand for products produced by a certain enterprise rises, the product becomes more efficient, and therefore more goods are produced for more consumers at … Continue reading

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