Category Archives: Commentary

It must be tough for this season’s new TV shows to compete with the soap opera of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Tents! Drums! Anarchists with iPhones! Convoluted speeches and loony signs! Celebrities and the homeless! Liberal mayors unleashing the … Continue reading →

The feds filed an antitrust suit to block AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile. The Department of Justice claims the merger will limit consumer choice and raise prices for cell phone service. My local state regulatory commissioner welcomed the suit because it … Continue reading →

Another election campaign is starting, and that means politicians will be telling us that they are standing up for the middle class (and that the other politicians are not). Knowing what class you’re in is important these days because class … Continue reading →

The World Health Organization is making headlines with the pronouncement that cell phones just might possibly cause cancer. According to the Wall Street Journal, these are the same folks who warned us of the dangers of coconut oil, oral contraceptives, … Continue reading →

When it comes to politics, I consider myself a raging moderate — which makes me politically homeless. I vote a split ticket as a matter of principle and change my party registration periodically to whichever party has the most interesting … Continue reading →