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  • Mistrusting Adults, Mistrusting Kids

    Mistrusting Adults, Mistrusting Kids0

    The signs on every playground in my city, New York, say this: “Playground rules prohibit adults except in the company of children.” Apparently, any adult who simply wants to watch kids at play could be a creep, so let’s just ban ’em all. Trust has been replaced by disgust. There was a case here a

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  • Mistakes People Make When They Are Fired

    Mistakes People Make When They Are Fired0

    The labor contract in a market economy should be based on mutual benefit. The freedom to quit and the freedom to fire are the mechanisms that keep that exchange relationship working. Getting fired is not always a tragedy. Ideally, we live and learn and move on. Moreover, it’s not always about incompetence. I’ve never known a productive,

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  • Mississippi Might Bring Back the Firing Squad

    Mississippi Might Bring Back the Firing Squad0

    Mississippi is in a bind. Apparently, it needs to find other ways to execute death row inmates. According to the Huffington Post, due to a shortage of lethal injection drugs, Mississippi’s attorney general is asking that the state be allowed to execute people by firing squad, electrocution, hanging or nitrogen gas when the drugs are

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  • Missing the Target

    Missing the Target2

    Target’s decision to not only stock but give pride of place to transgender-themed children’s clothing has sent shock waves through the national media and the retail industry this week. It isn’t the first time the retailer—one of America’s largest—has missed the target for its customer base. In 2016, Target released a policy allowing men who

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  • Missing Jim Lehrer, the Master of Candidate Wrangling at Debates

    Missing Jim Lehrer, the Master of Candidate Wrangling at Debates0

    Boy, do I miss Jim Lehrer. I thought of the late PBS anchor and legendary presidential debate moderator fondly while watching the last two Democratic debates in Charleston and Las Vegas. The constant interruptions, the lack of decorum and the complete disregard for time limits on candidates’ answers all worked to cause viewers like me

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  • Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis

    Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis1

    Where are our leaders in this time of crisis? Whether from fear or sympathy, some of our mayors and governors have recently allowed rioters to destroy cities, topple statues, and break the law without fear of repercussions. These public officials are supposed to protect all of their constituents, and public safety and protection of private

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