You remember this tableau, don’t you? It’s Monday, March 10, 2008, and the governor of New York state is standing in front of reporters and beside his stoic wife. In a CNN.com […]
Paulson's rescue plan: Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
By Martin Bosworth I was deeply amused to read the breathless news coverage of Hammerin’ Hank Paulson’s “ambitious” and “sweeping” plans to restructure the federal financial regulatory structure. It says something about […]
Welcome to the jungle: How "gotcha capitalism" has destroyed the American social contract
By Martin Bosworth In order for a disparate group of individuals to band together into a workable community, there have to be rules, both implicit and explicit. There are laws that people […]
Hide your bong: New York to tax illegal drug sales
The governor of New York, Elliot Spitzer, has decided to raise $13 million for his proposed $124.3 billion budget by requiring your local purveyors of illegal drugs to affix state tax stamps […]