<This speech was delivered to the Dallas Chapter of the Bastiat Society on June 17, 2021> In 1847, French economist Frédéric Bastiat, this society’s namesake, published a facetious petition to the king now known as “The Right Hand and the Left”. In it he laid bare the fallacy of some of his contemporaries that if […]
Stephen Jennings: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour
March 3, 2011 The Honours UnitCabinet OfficeParliament BuildingsWellingtonNew Zealand Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to support in the strongest possible terms the nomination of Roger Kerr for an honor, preferably in the Queen’s Birthday list. I have known Roger for 30 years. I first met him when, as a senior Treasury official, he gave a […]