The bike bomb someone set off outside a Times Square recruiting station last week had most of the city news media thinking about terrorism; me, it had thinking about the odd things being done in the name of fighting terrorism: … Continue reading
Just got word that Field of Schemes: The Next Generation (ed. note: not the actual title) is now shipping from Bison Books’ website, notwithstanding the official release date being a month away. This edition has all the stadium-swindley goodness of … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve had an excuse to do a new tally of the public costs of the Yankees and Mets deals, so I was pleased to see New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg put his foot in his … Continue reading
A two-fer from Tom D’Angelo in the Palm Beach Post: Loria, making his first appearance at spring training, is so eager to start construction that “I’d like to hit the button,” he said when asked about the razing of the … Continue reading
Never let it be said that the journilliteracy watch doesn’t cast its net far and wide. From the Kane County Chronicle in Kane County, Illinois, comes this report: Geneva High School is taking safety precautions after a threat was found … Continue reading
In which I examine the business tax breaks in the final version of the economic stimulus bill signed by President Bush, and whether they’ll actually, you know, help stimulate the economy: The economic stimulus bill signed into law by President … Continue reading
I’m belatedly making my way through David Cay Johnston’s new book “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill),” which is well worth reading (and not just because I get a … Continue reading
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered every school principal in the city to cut $100,000 from their budgets, but says it will have “no impact whatsoever.” Yeah, that was pretty much my reaction: When Gov. Spitzer and Mayor … Continue reading
The D.C. city council voted yesterday to approve its worker sick leave bill. Next up, another vote! The Washington, D.C., city council voted 11-2 last night to approve a bill requiring all employers to grant sick leave to their workers, … Continue reading
Another op-ed in today’s Metro NY that’s somewhat akin to what I wrote for them – it’s not my headline, I know that the economic term “leakage” is a phenomenon and not a quantity of money, and the only time … Continue reading