Our attention was once again drawn to the fervent defense of the "public interest" - in this case expressed by activists who are against the cutting down of a tree growing on private land. An attempt to look at the case from a different angle.

One of the effects that occurs as a result of the state obstructing the functioning of market signals is that people cannot calculate whether it is worth studying A, B, or C, as education that provides knowledge valued by the market at a level that exceeds what they would receive if...