Denmark, McDonald’s, and AOC: The US Is Not Other Countries, Part 55 Billion
We can’t wave a magic wand and turn the United States into Denmark. We have to build on existing policies and traditions
Category: Business
$15 Minimum Wage Nixed by Senate Parliamentarian
The attempt to get a $15 Minimum Wage passed through senate budget means was ruled out of order by the Senate Parliamentarian
Robinhood, Reloaded
Robinhood, after finding themselves under fire from their customers and high profile politicians, hit up investors for a reload.
Virtual Conferences: Where Do We Go From Here?
Companies are seeking creative ways to reach new customers who are sitting in front of a computer at home wearing pajamas.
Filler ‘er Up and Take a Little Off the Top
I realize this must sound like I’m reading the script of American Graffiti, but this truly was my life as an adolescent.
Economics Lesson IV: The Pre-Order
Sometimes, economics is cold and hard, all moral objections notwithstanding.
On Marketing Bob Dylan
A lot of this can all be explained with one simple phrase, 1960s Bob Dylan is not the same Bob Dylan of today.
Downvote: Spotify’s Assault on Artists
For those of you that are unfamiliar, Spotify operates on the most unsustainable economic model in probably the known universe
Barbarians at the Gate: Credentialism and Loving Gatekeeping, Under Certain Circumstances…
Credentialism is a game whose rules are arbitrary and subject to change at any time…And it just gets worse every generation.
Morning Ed: Economics
The virus gives us the opportunity to remake the economy. Some people are salivating at the prospect.
Chick-fil-A and the Personal Touch of Jesus Chicken in the Age of Coronavirus
Chick-fil-A has a revolutionary idea in how to learn what a customer wants in their order: they ask. Nicely.
Texas Salon Owner Defiant About Re-Opening, Gets 7 Days For Contempt
Not exactly the Battle of Gonzalez…If you get into a “your selfish, no your selfish” argument with a judge, the judge is going to win.
Four States Announce “Re-Open” Plans
The governors of Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina are rolling out plans to “re-open” their states from the quarantines and stay-in-place restrictions stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic.
Hey WaPo, There is Nothing Wrong With Making Toilets
Bill Withers did not escape a terrible fate where he was brought forth from the bowels of the world where the troglodytes and Morlocks dwell and brought into the sunshine
Here Comes the Pain, Shared and Otherwise
The real story of this present crisis is not the numerical one, but the human one.
No, We Are Not Running Out of Food and Toilet Paper
There’s no indication that we will be running out of these products any time soon. So why are so many shelves empty?
An Open Letter to Small Businesses: Stay Alive
The best thing small business owners can do for their employees is whatever it takes to survive long enough to employ them when this crisis is over
#ChecksChecksChecks is a Conservative – and Good – Idea
In the midst of plagues and pestilence, humans look to the skies. In the case of the coronavirus pandemic, Mitt Romney in a helicopter appears.
