The government creates a demand for these services out of thin air: the existence of ambassadors is what leads to the work done by ambassadors. They do not take their services to market to sell them to anyone who happens to be a willing buyer.
Ryan P. Long
Ryan P. Long works as a consultant and analyst in Ottawa, Canada. He has authored and coauthored articles for trade publications and journals of economics, management science, and health-outcomes research.
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Regarding the media frenzy about the “Ground-Zero Mosque,” Ryan Long asks: if the land surrounding the World Trade Center is so sacrosanct for some Americans, why haven’t they purchased it themselves?
Over the course of several months from late 1849 through early 1850, French classical liberal economist Frédéric Bastiat and French anarcho-socialist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon conducted a lengthy debate...
