Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:25:05 GMT

by Jeremy

Waging War On Wal-Mart. George Will’s piece in the current Newsweek, “Waging War On Wal-Mart” argues that Zoning and other laws used to block Wal-Marts from opening are, in effect, tariffs serving domestic protectionism. Talk about protecting “a sense of community” often is avarice masquerading as altruism. It is rent-seeking—the use of government to… [Outside the Beltway]