Former NYSE Chairman Dick Grasso deserves all of the contempt that is being heaped upon him. While he arguably did good at the NYSE, this is no excuse for his unconscionable pay package (which according to an internal report on the exchange went “far beyond reasonable levels”) or more importantly the underhanded methods he did […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)If wine, cheese and great museums weren’t reasons enough to like France, one should appreciate their willingness to continually demonstrate what happens to an economy when you ignore fundamental economic principles. Since a big part of the study of economics is observing the cause/effect relationships of various economic initiatives, its important that countries be open […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)No one likes junk mail, phone solicitations or SPAM which is why I didn’t immediately delete the email that was forwarded to me (and reproduced below) purporting to be “Andy Rooney’s Tips for Telemarketers.” I thought it was kind of funny so I didn’t even bother checking it out on www.snopes.com to see if it […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)This AP story, “Schwarzenegger Remarks on Women Anger Many,” could have easily been headlined “Union activists seek to protect status quo,” but that’s just not as sexy, is it? Without benefit of survey data, the standard for the “many” in the headline seems to be “a small group of nurses” and various union spokespeople. Sounds […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)No, we’re not referring to the election. Instead, our headline refers to the free, all expenses paid trip to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii given to Democratic California lawmakers by Ameriquest and other special interest groups. If you are one of hundreds of Ameriquest customers who have accused the mortgage company of fraudulent sales activities […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)It’s pretty clear that the Los Angeles Times has a strong dislike of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. During the recall election they posted unflattering pictures of him, covered sexual harassment charges daily on the front page, and constantly referred to him as an “actor” and not “candidate”. The Times positioned the recall as a lunatic right […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)France our ally? Think again. The concept that France has consistently been America’s enemy is well-supported in a new book called Our Oldest Enemy (Miller and Molesky).
Not surprisingly, only 34% of American’s have a favorable opinion of France (2003 poll). This brings up the question of what those 34% were thinking? France’s adversity to […]
If we were a newsmagazine, we’d have our next cover story ready to go. We’ve got three data points and lots of anecdotes about how the wheels are coming off the self-esteem movement. It looks like the counter-revolution has hit the mainstream.
First, in “The Truth About Harvard” in the March Atlantic, Ross Douthat quotes Harvard […]
Groups we rarely agree with: 1) The LA Times editorial page; 2) Trial Lawyers. Today we’re making an exception to #2, since the following lawsuit holds out the promise of a partial market-based solution to spam:Yahoo! News - Surprised Customer Says Penis Pills Don’t Work:
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Jimmy Carter, can you translate your malaise speech* into French? The Scotsman reports:
IT IS official: the French are a nation of depressed pessimists, wracked with self-doubt and unable to see a positive future.
This gloomy portrait of the current state of Gallic morale - or rather the lack of it - was made public yesterday […]
The University of Colorado would like to hear from you on what you think of Ward Churchill. You know our opinion:
Fraud: Churchill has said at various times that he is either one-sixteenth or three-sixteenths Cherokee, yet genealogical reporting by the Rocky Mountain News and others has failed to turn up any Cherokee ancestors - or […]
Do you ever wonder where your tax dollars go? Well, if you live in California you won’t be too happy reading a report by the Center For Government Analysis for the Howard Jarvis Association looked at the spending of California counties on its county employees. If you’ve seen the track record of county pols on […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Hot off the wires! Urgent action required!
“Gay” penguins spark protest
BERLIN (Reuters) - A plan by a German zoo to test the sexual appetites of a group of suspected homosexual penguins has sparked outrage among gay and lesbian groups, who fear zookeepers might force them to turn straight.
“All sorts of gay and lesbian associations have been […]
For the past 3 Presidential terms, the cost of health care has been a major political issue (and rightly so). For Hillary Rodham Clinton (and her husband) the answer was a failed attempt at creating a massive governmental health care infrastructure. (Been there, didn’t do that). Hillary likes the Canadian system of health care which […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)There has been a great deal of debate since Prof. Churchill’s hateful and moronic comments surfaced on what if anything should be done.
Here is the case for Mr. Churchill:
The First Amendment of the Constitution.
Here is the case against him:
Notwithstanding the Constitution which guarantees his right to express his views, no matter how hateful, uninformed, ignorant, […]
