Our hero for today is Richard Ahlstrand, of Auburn, MA, who had every right to defend his own life versus a bear by whatever means available. Don’t let the PC folks get you down, sir. You did the right thing. But then you already know that. The very idea that he did anything remotely wrong [...]
Aaaaaaand we’re back. This story today in the Boston Herald compelled me to actually post this. Our hero is a Mr. Robert Goodwin of Arlington, who, according to the Herald, refused to go along with the ridiculous Security Theatre currently being randomly performed by the MBTA here in Boston. I personally once saw one of [...]
Bloomberg BusinessWeek has an excellent article on the US Postal Service and its many, many, many problems. Falling volumes, rising costs, unions, pensions, healthcare. Let me propose a solution that isn’t so modest: Dismantle the thing. Shut it down. This bloated, anachronistic, expensive Hydra has lived long enough. Don’t “reinvent” it. Don’t cook up a [...]
Just an excuse to desecrate some perfectly good bourbon with a bunch of greenery and sugar. Fair disclosure, I know very little about horse racing, but there are many sports I don’t care about, and that’s never stopped me from mocking them.
According to a recent poll of 600 CEO’s by Chief Executive magazine, Massachusetts ranks 47th of the 50 states. Of course the four we beat are all bankrupt, too, but MA trails even that bastion of malfeasance and graft, Illinois, which I personally find perhaps even more embarassing. [Sigh.] I guess it’s not that surprising [...]
The recent New York Times article on unpaid internships highlights all the potential problems with companies “hiring” unpaid interns, including the problem all the politards in Washington and elsewhere have with the practice. While I agree that unpaid internships are a bad idea, my reasons have nothing to do with all the hibberty-jibberty nonsense (pdf) [...]
So, I see a headline in today’s Herald: Murray: Senate will consider tax changes to improve business climate. I’ll admit it, I actually thought for a moment that someone in Massachusetts had noticed dozens of other states and foreign countries are waking up and removing smothering tax burdens and gelatinous red tape. My moment of [...]
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, [...]
“No one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping towards destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interests of everyone hang on the result.” Ludwig von Mises, 1922