Dr. Rizzo on Buying Local & Locavores

Dr. Rizzo on buying local, and other similar nonsense.

The Anti-Humanity of “Community” - The Unbroken Window: "I typically enjoy reading articles about local currencies, local farms, buying local, etc. - they are choc full of economic nonsense that make for great teaching. But every once in a while a piece comes along that demonstrates the anti-humanity of the community-minded folks who often support such ideas. Note that I celebrate the use of local currency, local farming, etc. so long as it is voluntarily chosen, and so long as my tax dollars are not used to support entities that would otherwise not exist. But I simply cannot let the smug superiority of many of the folks behind such movements pass me by - while these movements on their face seem to be nice, Americana-type ideas, they are often covers for something far uglier than a Normal Rockwell painting."