The story this week that a San Francisco Christian group is suing the city over the installation of an outdoor urinal likely had you scratching your head. “Why would a city allow people to just pee in the open?” you likely were asking yourself. The answer is simple: We now live in an age of…… READ MORE
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Good Riddance, Old Hickory
The most cantankerous, bitter and racist man to ever grace American currency is going away (sort of). The Treasury announced yesterday that President Andrew Jackson will be replaced on the front of the $20 bill in 2020 by abolitionist Harriet Tubman. That means that Alexander Hamilton–who developed the financial and economic system that made the…… READ MORE
So Much For Wisconsin
Remember two weeks ago this morning, when Wisconsin was the talk of the nation? Wisconsin voters had “all but assured the Republican Party of a brokered convention by handing Donald Trump a crushing defeat”–and giving Ted Cruz “all of the momentum heading into the spring primaries”. On the Democratic side Bernie Sanders was “going to…… READ MORE
No Surprise Here
The next time you hear Bernie Sanders yelling about how people need to pay their fair share of taxes, keep in mind that he pays less in taxes than the average American. The tax returns are out for almost all of the Presidential candidates and who do you think pays the least–by a considerable margin?…… READ MORE
How To Quit a Job
There’s quitting your job–and then there is REALLY quitting your job–as in making sure that everyone you are leaving behind knows how much you hated working with them. Bill Johnson–the radio play-by-play man for UW-Milwaukee Basketball–REALLY quit his job last week. And in doing so put the entire UWM Athletic Department Staff on “full roast”. …… READ MORE
The WalMart-ization of America is Complete
The WalMart-ization of America is now complete. A new survey finds two-thirds of us prefer low prices on the products we buy to having those goods produced here in the US. It was that philosophy and selling point that allowed WalMart to become the retail giant that it is–giving the company the type of power…… READ MORE
The Capitalist Response to $15/Hour
While many of us roll our eyes at the thought of someone putting together 20-cents worth of hamburger ingredients making $15 an hour, there will be ways for the financially savvy to make more money themselves from the ultra-minimum wages being adopted by a growing number of states. The key is to know where to…… READ MORE
Still the Best Candidate
So, House Speaker Paul Ryan has emphatically slammed the door on being a nominee for President at a brokered Republican convention this summer. Ryan delivered an impassioned speech at a news conference in Washington yesterday, saying he didn’t run for President this year for a reason, that he would not allow his name to even…… READ MORE
Let the Nazis Rest
Godwin’s Law holds that the longer an on-line discussion goes on, the greater the possibility that someone will make a comparison to Hitler or Naziism. Apparently, Godwin’s Law applies to Presidential campaigns as well. I’m noticing more and more comparison to the Nazis as this eternal election cycle grinds along. And like all of the…… READ MORE
