HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – One person is in the hospital following an assault in Hanford which resulted in what police described as a “significant head wound” being inflicted on the victim. Officers say they were called shortly after midnight on April 25 to a report of a disturbance at 920 E. Lavey Boulevard. Officers were […]
Backroom deals between members of the governing class and their hand-picked cronies influence the legislative, executive, and regulatory actions of governments around the world. Examples of this ancient form of corruption abound. Government intrusions into the private sector as a partner, financier, or outright owner are not only morally hazardous, but toxic to economic freedom. Such special-interest arrangements directly contradict the principles of freedom, incentives, and opportunity detailed in The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom. Citizens of any country need a system of non-discriminatory markets and impartial credit allocation, as well as rewards for individual success, in order to get ahead based on merit and hard work.