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Ugly Protectionism

Thursday, January 13th, 2005

My Fox column this week sings melancholy the ballad of the Uglyripe tomato.

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4 Responses to “Ugly Protectionism”

  1. #1 |  The Holowach Blog |  January 13th, 2005 at 6:25 am

    Sweet to the ugly

    Radley Balko has the tale of an ugly tomato that everyone likes but that no one can get.

    It’s like the ugly duckling story as applied to free markets (which is far more interesting than it sounds).

  2. #2 |  Perspectives on Liberty |  January 13th, 2005 at 3:48 pm

    More on the UglyRipes…

    You may recall my previous comments about the UglyRipe tomato… This is a Florida winter tomato that actually tastes good.  It doesn't exactly meet the artificial standards set by the "Florida Tomato Committee" regarding wh…

  3. #3 |  Dark Bilious Vapors |  January 13th, 2005 at 11:18 pm

    Smash the Evil Tomato Cartel!

    Radley Balko exposes how the Florida Tomato Committee is surpressing the sale of the Uglyripe tomato, a delicious if misshapen variety of winter tomato grown near Naples, Florida.

  4. #4 |  Catallarchy |  January 16th, 2005 at 12:43 pm

    Tomato Cartel

    Be sure to read Radley Balko’s column from last week on the plight of Uglyripe tomatoes grown by the Procacci brothers of Florida. Perhaps the most outrageous quote is from Florida Tomato Committee manager Reggie Brown.

    If you allowed the producer…