Just Sayin'…
A $47,000 mechanical bull purchased by the General Services Administration for the Utah National Guard? How about paying 40 beneficiaries their monthly Social Security benefits instead? paper writings...
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What’s Open and What’s Not
The Washington Post offers a list of facilities and services that are open or closed due to the government shutdown. Some may be pleased to know that the IRS will be “probably closed” when the October...
View ArticleWhere Does Your City Stand in the War on Lemonade Stands?
As part of the ongoing effort to crush the entrepreneurial spirit of children, several municipalities have targeted lemonade stands. That’s right…how dare those children selling lemonade attempt to...
View ArticlePriorities, Please
This just in…while a controversy is brewing over Chicago’s crime numbers (a curious drop in crime has led some to believe the police department is “cooking the books,”) the city’s aldermen have taken a...
View ArticleIncome Inequality from a Plain-Spoken Perspective
Earlier this week, I participated in a televised panel discussion on income inequality. The topic has generated much discussion lately, as President Obama’s central theme has been how to fix the gap...
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‘Tis the Season (Back by popular demand…)
Note: The following post is an opinion expressed solely by the author and is not necessarily supported by anybody else on the planet. First, let me start by saying I love the free market – whether it...
View ArticleHere We Go Again: Crushing the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Young Americans
Every summer, the same issue surfaces. Kids try to run a lemonade stand, and the law shuts them down without a proper permit from the city. This time it happened in Texas. (I would not be surprised...
View ArticleIn Defense of Airlines
This probably is not the most interesting and relative blog of the day since the Supreme Court announced its King v. Burwell decision. But for those who have thrown up their arms in despair over the...
View ArticleAre Holiday Yard Inflatables On the Way Out?
Update: I ran the following blog post last year in response to the ubiquitous inflatable yard creatures that are found in most neighborhoods. But this year there seems to be far fewer. Could they be...
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