The news media is finally getting around to noticing poverty, but do only a certain class of needy qualify? As the economy crumbles, issues of poverty and economic need have begun to make more frequent appearances in the news media. … Continue reading
With the opening of the new Yankees stadium just weeks away, there’s growing discontent among fans about where the team expects them to sit this year, and how much they’re being asked to pay. I take a look at one … Continue reading
The new edition of Baseball Prospectus is out, with my essay on the last year in baseball stadium developments, and I’ll be hitting the road – okay, the keyboard and the subway – to help promote it. This Thursday, I’ll … Continue reading
Despite the worsening economy and rising unemployment, the number of people receiving welfare in New York City continues to fall. Do welfare applications just lag behind the economy, or is this a sign that the city needs to be doing … Continue reading
After a three-week hiatus, I make my return to the Metro op-ed page with a discussion of how a poorly thought out rent law is forcing people out of their homes: On a recent trip to my local coffee shop, … Continue reading
To go along with my essay in Baseball Prospectus 2009 – now in stores, and available via the interweb – I provide some updates on the latest in baseball stadium goings-on (subscribers-only, sorry): If you’ve received your brand-new copy of … Continue reading
After sorta kinda liveblogging the Florida Marlins stadium vote for fieldofschemes.com, I recapped the mayhem for BP’s blog: The Miami city and county commissions both had hearings scheduled today to vote on approving the Florida Marlins stadium deal, but that’s … Continue reading
The New York City Independent Budget Office has released its eagerly awaited budget options report – okay, eagerly awaited by some people – and I break down the highlights Hint: When raising income taxes looks like the good option, you … Continue reading
From today’s Miami Herald: “Our main industry is tourism,” [Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera] Bower said. “We can’t lose site of what is the engine that brings the money in.” Presumably Mayor Bower was talking about “losing sight” of the … Continue reading