NR Daily: Seattle’s Nietzschean City Council

Seattle — In this city, which is a petri dish of progressivism, a prevailing theory is that when you raise the price of something, people will buy less of it, except when they do not. Another, and related, theory is that constitutional and statutory texts should be construed in the spirit of Friedrich Nietzsche: There are no facts, only interpretations. The city council has voted to impose a tax, effective next year, on sugary soft drinks, raising the price of a 2-liter bottle of soda about $1.18. Presented as a public-health measure to combat obesity, the tax is projected to generate about $15 million a year, although the aspiration of sin taxes (e.g ...

September 28 2017

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Seattle's Nietzschean City Council George Will Seattle — In this city, which is a petri dish of progressivism, a prevailing theory is that when you raise the price of something, people will buy less of it, except when they do not. Another, and related, theory is that constitutional and statutory texts should be construed in the spirit of Friedrich Nietzsche: There are... READ MORE Americans Are Oddballs Dan Jones Politicians in America increasingly push the lazy logic that because a majority of the world does something, we should too. Here's a typical example from Senator Bernie Sanders: The U.S.... An Opportunity for Pro-Growth and Pro-Family Tax Reform The Editors Republicans' framework for tax reform is chock-full of good ideas about modernizing the taxation of business. Its provisions for the individual tax code are more of a work in progress. The... ADVERTISEMENT Hugh Hefner's Legacy of Despair David French Hugh Hefner didn't invent pornography, and it would no doubt be thriving today even if he hadn't founded Playboy magazine those many years ago. After all, man is fallen, and somebody would have... Trump Is Exactly the President His Supporters Thought They Were Getting Jim Geraghty You can dislike what Donald Trump's presidency is delivering, but you can't say it isn't delivering what he promised it would. Consider what Trump brought to the table when he descended that... The Playboy Philosophy William F. Buckley Jr. Editor's note: This is William F. Buckley Jr.'s On the Right column of October 1, 1966. It also appeared in his essay collection The Jeweler's Eye, published by Putnam in 1968.   I bring the... Yes, the U.S. Navy Can Shoot Down North Korean ICBMs Henry F. Cooper North Korea continues to test its nuclear weapons and its means to deliver them, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that can reach America. We clearly need the best... ADVERTISEMENT Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Sebag Montefiore "I did not think I could learn anything new about Stalin, but I was wrong. A stunning performance." - Henry Kissinger LEARN MORE Mexico City Earthquake Cartoon of the Day ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.