Last week's letter asked if charging prices below the "market" price might be rational, but might be an antitrust violation.  The TWEJ is a joke about women in prison for having violated rules against "moral" pricing. The actual cartoon is here, preserved for posterity by the good Timothy Taylor. Some links, for more information:Russ Roberts and Michael Munger on John Locke, Prices, and Hurricane SandyJohn Locke, "Venditio"Guzman and Munger, "Moral Dilemmas from Locke's Venditio," Public Choice. A "Loudwire" article that fails to understand even basic economics of scarcity.Mark Perry drops the truth about "Ticket Scalping" and why it happens...Adam Smith:  "The real price of everything is the toil and trouble of acquiring it."  (WoN, Bk I, Chapter 5) If you have questions or comments, or want to suggest a future topic, email the show at taitc.email@gmail.com ! You can follow Mike Munger on Twitter at @mungowitz