An enterprising San Diego Girl Scout recently sold more than 300 boxes of her cookies in six hours by positioning herself outside a marijuana dispensary. While the Scouts and authorities discuss the legality and propriety of her action, I can’t… Read More ›
On September 20, before the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Elizabeth Warren ripped Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf to shreds (over the opening of as many as 2 million unauthorized accounts). And it was a thing of beauty. Absolutely, CEOs should… Read More ›
A bill in the US Senate that would have funded research to fight the Zika virus in this country failed yesterday. Why would such a critically important bill be voted down? Because of a really stupid and costly policy that allows… Read More ›
I’m sure the euphoria will wear off soon, but I had a very pleasant and rewarding conversation with a Comcast service rep this morning. Yes, Comcast. That Comcast. The company that seems to be universally despised by everyone in America…. Read More ›
I needed this a few days ago to bolster some of my points about the $15 minimum wage. (Damn, once again outdone by an astute cartoonist.)
I’ve been fuming for several years about the massive increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma, where I grew up. The USGS has tied the quakes directly to fracking’s disposal wells. My sister lives in Edmond, just north of Oklahoma City, and… Read More ›
Surely I’m not the only one who has passed a few seconds, minutes, or more contemplating what I’d do if I won the current Powerball drawing ($1.5 billion the last I heard). Seems like most people say they’ll buy a new… Read More ›
As a retiree, I’m a long way past worrying about minimum wage jobs. The last time I thought about them seriously was when I was looking for summer jobs in high school and college. I’m not the sharpest crayon in… Read More ›
Back in 2008, when the U.S. government decided to bail out failing automaker General Motors, I was opposed. I thought the company deserved to fail and should have been allowed to fail: GM has been a bloated, failing corporation for decades…. Read More ›
There’s a fascinating story on the CNN website today. Fascinating, at least, to those interested in reducing printing costs. Hard to believe no one thought of it before. A teenager, 14-year-old Suvir Mirchandani, was trying to think of ways to save money and… Read More ›
