Dr Brian -Interesting analysis !As to the question of 'free markets', even a 'free market absolutist' would HAVE to accept the need for some sort of 'regulation' - if only a) to assure quality of product and services (as the Medieval Guilds use to do, to some extent), and b) to prevent monopolisation and cartelisation - both of which ultimately strangle the Free Market.Many so-called 'free-market'