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I Made the Daily Cal

By Josh Weil | Published: March 30, 2010
The article is on independent candidates in the races and Mr. Zhao included a few sentences on my campaign: Weil’s platform is based on opposing the ASUC student government. “As president, I would veto any spending bill that does not directly rebate money to students.” Weil said. “The second thing I would do as president is promise not to speak [...]
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And From a Grad Student!

By Josh Weil | Published: March 27, 2010
If elected Republicans truly believe in small government, then they should follow in the footsteps of their fearless leader, former-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, by resigning and returning to their refuge: the private market. Republicans can’t have it both ways by criticizing the same institutions that they occupy and seek to regain control of: the Congress and [...]
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I Should Have Been More Clear

By Josh Weil | Published: January 29, 2010
The State is a Monopoly in Higher Education Issues That was the headline the Daily Cal selected for my letter to the editor. Perhaps I should have been more clear, since that wasn’t what I was trying to argue. The State is the largest source of monopoly power because it has a monopoly on force. It uses that [...]
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Monopoly Power

By Josh Weil | Published: January 26, 2010
Here’s a letter that I sent today to the Daily Cal: Decrying privatization and “Monopoly money,” Ricardo Gomez requests your support in handing over more and more responsibility to the government (“The Ongoing Battle for Education Needs Student Support,” Jan 26th). Quick, what is the largest source of monopoly power in California? The correct answer is the [...]
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