Enter to Win the 2014 Bastiat Prize!

In the enduring spirit of Frédéric Bastiat's brilliant work, the Bastiat Prize for Journalism is given to writers who educate readers by employing Bastiat's simple, eloquent and witty explanations of complex economic ideas, combined with a clear understanding of markets and their underlying institutions. Open to all published writers. Prizes include $10,000 to the winner, $5,000 for 2nd Place, and $1,000 for 3rd. Enter at www.reasonmediaawards.com by July 31, 2014. 

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[hamilton]

the Bastiat Prize for Journalism is given to writers who educate readers by employing Bastiat's simple, eloquent and witty explanations of complex economic ideas, combined with a clear understanding of markets and their underlying institutions. Open to all published writers

Well, I presume that internet commenting falls squarely into the "published writer" and "simple, eloquent, and witty" categories, so I must say: the game is afoot!

[sarcasmic]

Open to all published writers.

In other words: Commentariat, fuck off!

[Almanian!]

Cosmotarians gonna cosmo

[Heroic Mulatto]

You can laugh all you want, but the fact is that Cosmotarians learn 75 sex moves that men crave on a monthly basis.

[Heroic Mulatto]

As far as I know, we have a few published writers in Hit 'n Runville.

[Heroic Mulatto]

Just in....Hobby Lobby et al. win 5-4.

The Proglodyte tears are going to be sooooooo yummy!

[The Late P Brooks]

WHY IS THE ILLUSTRATION FOR THIS POST NOT A BROKEN WINDOW?

J D. I am disappoint.