* A new law in Kansas requires people receiving public benefits to limit their ATM withdrawals to $25 a day. ($20 actually, insofar as ATMs do not dispense $5 bills.) * In Wisconsin, recipients of food stamps may be restricted … Continue reading
For the self-employed, among others, a whole lot. To set the stage, consider the case of one Luis Lang, the now-famous self-employed ex-Republican who rejected the opportunity to sign up under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (His GoFundMe page is … Continue reading
Things I can’t get over, Part the Infinity. His name is Alan Bullock. Biker dudes, members of gangs who thrive on criminal activity. Bail set from $20,000 – $50,000. If only we had some African-American municipal leaders to put a stop to … Continue reading
I somehow missed this promulgation of progressive objectives. Apparently New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio provided the impetus. It came to my notice in this fanferiffic HuffPo piece on how Hillary is conquering liberals like Khaleesi coming down on Yunkai. Some of the … Continue reading
I shouldn’t even be here. I discovered a couple of weeks ago I have a congenital heart condition which involved plaque building up in the aortic valve. A little piece breaks off and you’ve got yourself a stroke. Now that’s not … Continue reading
Now those responsible for the death of Freddie Gray have been charged, but all is still far from right with the world. The process could easily drag out for a good while and culminate unsatisfactorily. The local liberal-Democratic political establishment has … Continue reading
Risking the wrath of Steve Randy Waldman, I have a few thoughts. My own ancient left prejudices led me to see the property destruction as an unhelpful distraction from the good, constructive folk marching and demonstrating. But this separates things … Continue reading
During the tumult in Baltimore, a few days ago I put up two tweets in the space of about ten minutes, both of which went mini-viral, both containing inaccuracies. One showed a picture of white kids looting. Not just black kids! … Continue reading
I’ve been following the Cornel West/Michael Eric Dyson brouhaha, so I might as well say something about it. A lot of the reactions, especially from commenters on assorted web sites, dwell on imputed motives. That’s a bankrupt line of criticism. … Continue reading
(Update: The Sandwichman delivers.) I’ve gone around on the Universal Basic Income (‘UBI’) more times than I care to remember, but Vox’s Dylan Matthews brings something news to the table, pointing to the contemporary Democrats’ default anti-poverty policy: get people into … Continue reading
